Johann Franz Encke German astronomer
Johann Franz Encke is a 73 years old German astronomer from Hamburg. Johann Franz Encke was born on September 23, 1791 (died on August 26, 1865, he was 73 years old) in Hamburg.
About
No, he died on 08/26/1865, 158 years ago. He was 73 years old when he died. He died in Berlin and buried in Q61449460 .
Awards (7)
Awarded Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , awarded Fellow of the Royal Society , awarded Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts , awarded Lalande Prize in 1818 , awarded Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1829 ,
Education
He graduated from University Of Göttingen
What was Johann's zodiac sign?Johann Franz Encke zodiac sign was libra.
Other facts about Johann Franz Encke
| AlmaMater | University of Göttingen |
|---|---|
| Award | Royal Medal, Cotta_prize |
| Place of death | Berlin |
| KnownFor | Pons–Brooks |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Image of grave | Http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Friedhof%20II%20Berlin-Krb%20135-187.JPG |
| Employer | Frederick William University |
| Member of | Saint Petersburg Academy Of Sciences |
| Given name | Johann |
| Date of death | 1865-08-26T00:00:00Z |
| Country of citizenship | Germany |
| Doctoral advisor | Carl Friedrich Gauss |
| Notable work | Comet Encke |
| Name in native language | Johann Franz Encke |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | German |
| Family name | Encke. Show people with the surname Encke |
| Doctoral student | Heinrich Louis D'Arrest , point in time: 1850-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Place of burial | Q61449460 , coordinate location: Point(13.391566944 52.495158888) |
