Johann Franz Encke

Johann Franz Encke
Johann Franz Encke
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a German astronomer. Among his activities, he worked on the calculation of the periods of comets and asteroids and measured the distance from the Earth to the Sun
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Born
23 September 1791 Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire
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Died
26 August 1865 (aged 73) Spandau (now part of Berlin ), Province of Brandenburg
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Nationality
German
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Known for
12P/Pons-Brooks comet
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Fields
Astronomy
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Alma mater
University of Göttingen
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Awards
Cotta prize (1817) Royal Medal (1828) Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1830)
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Institutions
University of Berlin
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Academic advisors
Carl Friedrich Gauss
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Germany
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Doctoral students
Leopold Kronecker
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era
1800+

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