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Karl Friedrich Knorre

Russian astronomer

Died when: 82 years 154 days (989 months)
Star Sign: Aries

 

Karl Friedrich Knorre

Karl Khristoforovich Friedrich Knorre;Russian: ???? ????????????? ?????? (28 March 1801 – 29 August 1883) was a Russian astronomer of Baltic 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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