Friedrich Winnecke

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Friedrich Winnecke was a 19th-century German astronomer known for his work on comets and double stars.

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instanceOf German astronomer
human
academicPosition professor of astronomy at the University of Strasbourg
causeOfDeath natural causes
citizenshipPeriod Kingdom of Hanover NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Germany
dateOfBirth 1835-02-05
dateOfDeath 1897-12-03
discovered 7P/Pons–Winnecke NERFINISHED
educatedAt University of Göttingen
employer Pulkovo Observatory NERFINISHED
University of Strasbourg NERFINISHED
era 19th century
ethnicGroup German
familyName Winnecke NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork astronomy
comets
double stars
givenName Friedrich NERFINISHED
hasCommemorativeName Winnecke 4 (asterism) NERFINISHED
Winnecke’s comet (7P/Pons–Winnecke) NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName German
memberOf Royal Astronomical Society NERFINISHED
Russian Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED
name Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage German
notableAchievement contributions to positional astronomy
improvements in methods of observing double stars
notableFor cataloging double stars
observations of comets
notableWork discovery of periodic comet 7P/Pons–Winnecke
occupation astronomer
placeOfBirth Gleichen, Germany NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Bonn, Germany NERFINISHED
residence Pulkovo NERFINISHED
Strasbourg NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
studied comets
double stars
workLocation Pulkovo NERFINISHED
Strasbourg NERFINISHED

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Lalande Prize hasNotableRecipient Friedrich Winnecke