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Johann Gottfried Galle
German astronomer (1812-1910)
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- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 9 June 1812
- Died
- 10 July 1910
- Place of birth
- Radis
- Place of death
- Potsdam
- Sex or gender
- male
- Family name
- Galle
- Father
- Johann Gottfried Galle
- Mother
- Maria Henriette Pannier
- Child
- Andreas Galle, Georg Galle
- Field of work
- astronomy
- Occupation
- astronomer, university teacher
- Position held
- professor
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- archives at
- Berlin State Library
- described by source
- Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Astronomers: A Biographical Reference, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
- educated at
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- employer
- University of Wrocław
- interested in
- astronomy
- languages spoken, written or signed
- German
- name in native language
- Johann Gottfried Galle
- notable work
- discovery of Neptune
- place of burial
- Wrocław
- topic's main category
- Category:Johann Gottfried Galle
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