Johann Gottfried Galle
a German astronomer from Radis, Germany, who with the assistance of a student, was the first person to view the planet Neptune and know what he was looking at.
Born
9 June 1812 Radis, Kingdom of Prussia
Died
10 July 1910 (aged 98) Potsdam, German Empire
Known for
Discovery of Neptune
Fields
Astronomy
Alma mater
University of Berlin
Awards
Lalande Prize (1839)
Institutions
Berlin Observatory University of Breslau
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Germany
era
1800+