Erwin Finlay Freundlich (1885 - 1964)

* 29 May 1885, † 24 July 1964

Erwin Finlay Freundlich was born on 29 May 1885 in Biebrich, Germany. Finlay Freundlich was a distinguished German astronomer who worked with Einstein on measurements of the orbit of Mercury to confirm the general theory of relativity. He left Germany to avoid Nazi rule and became the Napier Professor of Astronomy at St Andrews. Erwin Finlay Freundlich died on 24 July 1964 in Wiesbaden, Germany.