Gottfried Kirch
German astronomer
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Gottfried Kirch was a German astronomer and the first "Astronomer Royal" in Berlin and, as such, director of the nascent Berlin Observatory. Wikipedia
Born: December 18, 1639, Guben, Germany
Died: July 25, 1710 (age 70 years), Berlin, Germany
Discovered: Great Comet of 1680
Spouse: Maria Margaretha Kirch (m. 1692–1710)
Children: Christine Kirch, Christfried Kirch, and Margaretha Kirch
Other names: Kirche