Hermann Goldschmidt
Also known as Goldschmidt, Hermann Mayer Salomon, Goldschmidt, Hayum, Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt
German-French astronomer and painter (1802-1866)
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- Der Refraktionszustand beim Glaukom
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- Germany
- Active from
- 1903-01-18
- Active to
- 1996-10-17
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3 objects attributed to Hermann Goldschmidt, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Royal Medal to commemorate the 100th Asteroid, showing Astronomers John Russell Hind, Hermann Goldschmidt and Robert Luther, 1869 Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt (June 17, 1802 – August 30 or September 10 1866) was a German-French astronomer and painter who spent much of his life in France. He started out as a painter, but after attending a lecture by the famous French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier turned to astronomy. His discovery of the asteroid Lutetia in 1852 was followed by further findings and by 1861 Goldschmidt had discovered 14 asteroids. He received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1861 for having discovered more asteroids than any other person up to that time. He died from complications of diabetes.
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1802 births1866 deaths19th-century German astronomers19th-century German Jews19th-century German male artists19th-century German paintersDiscoverers of asteroidsDiscoveries by Hermann GoldschmidtGerman male paintersImmigrants to FranceKnights of the Legion of HonourNo local image but image on Wikidata