Manfred Schukowski

Manfred Schukowski (born 16 January 1928) is a German academic teacher and author of works on astronomical clocks.

[1] From 1954 to 1959 and from 1962 to 1965, Schukowski was a research assistant/lecturer at the physics methodology department of the Pädagogische Hochschule Halle-Köthen.

In 1963, he acquired an external teaching qualification for astronomy at the baccalaureate level at the Potsdam College of Education.

[2] In 1970, he received his doctorate at the University of Rostock, where he habilitated in 1979; since 1977, he has held the title of professor.

He calculated the new calendar disc of the astronomical clock of the St. Mary's Church, Rostock, which was put into use on 1 January 2018 and goes until 2150.