Birthdate: October 9, 1873
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany
Died: May 11, 1916
Karl Schwarzschild, a German physicist and astronomer, is renowned for offering the initial precise solution to the Einstein field equations of general relativity in 1915. This solution, referred to as the Schwarzschild solution, explains the gravitational field surrounding a non-rotating mass and introduced the concepts of the Schwarzschild radius and event horizon of a black hole. Despite his service in the German army during World War I, Schwarzschild made notable contributions to theoretical physics before passing away in 1916 due to the autoimmune disease pemphigus.
