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Also known as Goldschmidt, Hermann Mayer Salomon, Goldschmidt, Hayum, Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt

German-French astronomer and painter (1802-1866)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1903-01-18
Active to
1996-10-17
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Born
( 1802-06-17 ) June 17, 1802, Frankfurt , Germany
Died
August 30, 1866 (1866-08-30) (aged 64), Fontainebleau , France
Known for
discovery of the asteroid Lutetia
Awards
Lalande Prize (1852, 1854, 1855, 1857, 1858, 1860, 1861) , Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1861)

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date of birth
1802-06-17
date of death
1866-08-30
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Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt
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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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