Human Accomplishment: Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander

a German astronomer. He is known for his determinations of stellar brightnesses, positions, and distances

Born

22 March 1799 Memel, Prussia

Died

17 February 1875 (aged 75) Bonn, Germany

Nationality

Prussian

Fields

Astronomy

Alma mater

University of Königsberg

Awards

Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1863)

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Germany

Doctoral advisor

Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel

era

1800+

Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander