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'''Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Rümker''' ([[december 31]], [[1832]] – [[March 3]], [[1900]]) was a German astronomer |
'''Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Rümker''' ([[december 31]], [[1832]] – [[March 3]], [[1900]]) was a German astronomer |
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Born at [[Hamburg]], he was the son of [[Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker]]. He was astronomer at the observatory at [[Durham]], [[England]], from 1853 to 1856. He then became assistant at the ''Hamburger Sternwarte'' ([[Hamburg Observatory]]), then located at Stadtwall, and in 1862 was appointed director. He served as director until his death in 1900, when he was succeeded by [[Richard Schorr]]. |
Born at [[Hamburg]], he was the son of [[Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker]]. He was astronomer at the observatory at [[Durham]], [[England]], from 1853 to 1856. He then became assistant at the ''Hamburger Sternwarte'' ([[Hamburg Observatory]]), then located at Stadtwall, and in 1862 was appointed director. He served as director from 1857 until his death in 1900, when he was succeeded by [[Richard Schorr]]. <Ref> http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020359b.htm ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Rümker, Christian Carl Ludwig (1788 - 1862) </ref> |
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From 1884 he was the Hamburg delegate for the [[International Earth Measurement]]. |
From 1884 he was the Hamburg delegate for the [[International Earth Measurement]]. |
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Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Rümker (december 31, 1832 – March 3, 1900) was a German astronomer
Born at Hamburg, he was the son of Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker. He was astronomer at the observatory at Durham, England, from 1853 to 1856. He then became assistant at the Hamburger Sternwarte (Hamburg Observatory), then located at Stadtwall, and in 1862 was appointed director. He served as director from 1857 until his death in 1900, when he was succeeded by Richard Schorr. [1]
From 1884 he was the Hamburg delegate for the International Earth Measurement.
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- ^ http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020359b.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography, Rümker, Christian Carl Ludwig (1788 - 1862)