Olbers, W. 1758-1840

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Name (Hebrew)
אולברס, היינריך וילהלם, 1758-1840
Name (Latin)
Olbers, W. 1758-1840
Other forms of name
Olbers, Wilhelm, 1758-1840
Olbers, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus, 1758-1840
nnaa Olbers, Wilhelm i.e. Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus, 1758-1840
Date of birth
1758-10-11
Date of death
1840-03-02
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 44420543
Wikidata: Q75828
Library of congress: n 86814179
Sources of Information
  • LC data base, 3-13-86(hdg.: Olbers, Wilhelm i.e. Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus, 1758-1840)
  • His Briefwechsel zwischen W. Olbers und F.W. Bessel, 1852:t.p. (W. Olbers)
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Wikipedia description:

Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (; German: [ˈɔlbɐs]; 11 October 1758 – 2 March 1840) was a German astronomer. He found a convenient method of calculating the orbit of comets, and in 1802 and 1807, discovered the second and the fourth asteroids Pallas and Vesta.

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