Editing Max Wolf (section)

{{Short description|German astrophotography pioneer (1863–1932)}}
{{for|the American Olympic gymnast|Max Wolf (gymnast)}}
{{Infobox scientist
|name              = Max Wolf
|image             = Max Wolf.jpg
|image_size        = 150px
|caption           = Max Wolf
|birth_name        = Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf
|birth_date        = {{birth date|1863|06|21|df=y}}
|birth_place       = [[Heidelberg]], [[Grand Duchy of Baden]]
|death_date        = {{death date and age|1932|10|03|1863|06|21|df=y}}
|death_place       = {{nowrap|Heidelberg, Germany }}
|nationality       = German
|field             = [[Astronomy]]
|work_institutions = [[University of Heidelberg]]
|alma_mater        = University of Heidelberg
|doctoral_advisor  = [[Leo Königsberger]]
|doctoral_students = [[August Kopff]]<br />[[Heinrich Vogt (astronomer)|Heinrich Vogt]]
|known_for         = [[Astrophotography]]
|prizes            = [[Bruce Medal]] {{small|(1930)}}
}}

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'''Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf''' (21 June 1863 – 3 October 1932) was a German [[astronomer]] and a pioneer in the field of [[astrophotography]]. He was the chairman of astronomy at the [[University of Heidelberg]] and director of the [[Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory]] from 1902 until his death in 1932.