Charles Messier
Astronomer
1730 – 1817
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Who was Charles Messier?
Charles Messier was a French astronomer most notable for publishing an astronomical catalogue consisting of nebulae and star clusters that came to be known as the 110 "Messier objects". The purpose of the catalogue was to help astronomical observers, in particular comet hunters such as himself, distinguish between permanent and transient visually diffuse objects in the sky.
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- Born
- Jun 26, 1730
Badonviller - Also known as
- Charles Joseph Messier
- Parents
- Spouses
- Marie-Francoise de Vermauchampt
(1770/11/26 - 1772/03/23)
- Marie-Francoise de Vermauchampt
- Children
- Religion
- Christianity
- Ethnicity
- French people
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Lived in
- Lorraine
- Died
- Apr 12, 1817
Paris - Resting place
- Père Lachaise Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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