Nils Christoffer Dunér
Astronomer, Academic
1839 – 1914
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Who was Nils Christoffer Dunér?
Nils Christoffer Dunér was a Swedish astronomer. His parents were Nils Dunér and Petronella.
Dunér received his doctorate from Lund University in 1862, was observer at the observatory there from 1864 and Professor of Astronomy at Uppsala University from 1888.
He was awarded the Rumford Medal in 1892. The crater Dunér on the Moon is named after him.
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- Born
- May 21, 1839
Billeberga - Also known as
- Nils Christoffer Duner
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Profession
- Education
- Uppsala University
- Lund University
- Died
- Nov 10, 1914
Stockholm
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on July 23, 2013
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