Otto August Rosenberger

Astronomer

1800 – 1890

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Who was Otto August Rosenberger?

Otto August Rosenberger was a Baltic German astronomer from Tukums in Courland.

Rosenberger graduated from the University of Königsberg, and was noted for his study of comets. He won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1837. He died in Halle, Prussian Saxony.

The crater Rosenberger on the Moon is named after him.

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Born
Aug 10, 1800
Tukums
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Education
  • University of Königsberg
Died
Jan 23, 1890
Halle

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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