Aksel Kipper

Aksel Kipper
Born(1907-11-05)5 November 1907
Viljandi, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
Died25 September 1984(1984-09-25) (aged 76)
Tartu, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union
CitizenshipEstonia; Soviet Union
Alma materUniversity of Tartu
Known forExplaining the continuous spectrum of planetary nebulae via two-photon emission
AwardsMerited Scientist of the Estonian SSR (1957); Nõukogude Eesti preemia (1967); Karl Ernst von Baer medal (1976); Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1946, 1965); Order of the Badge of Honour (1977)
Scientific career
FieldsAstrophysics, Theoretical physics
InstitutionsUniversity of Tartu; Tartu Observatory

Aksel Kipper (5 November 1907 – 25 September 1984) was an Estonian astrophysicist and academician, known for theoretical work on the continuous spectra of planetary nebulae and for his role in establishing the modern Tartu Observatory at Tõravere.

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