Heinrich Eduard von Lade
German astronomer
Died when: 87 years 165 days (1049 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Heinrich Eduard von Lade (24 February 1817 – 7 August 1904) was a German banker and amateur astronomer.He was born in Geisenheim, located along the banks of the Rhine river, the son of a wine merchant.
He worked as a banker and exporter in Hamburg and Paris, and by the age of 44 he had earned enough to retire.
In 1861 he built a private estate Monrepos in Geisenheim.There he dedicated himself to culturing fruit and wine, and established a school at the site to teach the art.
He also built an observatory on the estate to pursue his interest in selenography, or mapping the Moon.He commissioned the construction of a lunar globe with one side in physical relief and the other with hashed relief and the crater names.
This globe is now a very rare collector's item.In 1901 he was elevated to nobility and became a baron.He died in Geisenheim, which is still famous for its wine and the Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute.
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