Karl Friedrich Knorre
Astronomer
1801 – 1883
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Who was Karl Friedrich Knorre?
Karl Khristoforovich Friedrich Knorre; Russian: Карл Христофорович Кнорре was a Russian astronomer of German ethnic origin who is best known for founding the Nikolayev Astronomical Observatory in 1827. Knorre's father, Ernst Friedrich Knorre, and his son, Viktor Knorre, were also prominent astronomers. Recently NASA named an asteroid in honor of the three generations of Knorre astronomers.
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- Born
- Mar 28, 1801
Tartu - Parents
- Children
- Nationality
- Russian Empire
- Profession
- Education
- University of Tartu
- Died
- Aug 29, 1883
Berlin
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on July 23, 2013
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