Johann Gottfried Galle
German astronomer
Johann Gottfried Galle was a German astronomer from Radis, Germany, at the Berlin Observatory who, on 23 September 1846, with the assistance of student Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, was the first person to view the planet Neptune and know what he was... Wikipedia
Born: June 9, 1812, Radis, Kemberg, Germany
Died: July 10, 1910 (age 98 years), Potsdam, Germany
Discovered: Neptune
Education: Humboldt University of Berlin (1830–1833)
Parents: J. Gottfried Galle and Marie Henriette
Award: Lalande Prize (1839)
Children: Andreas Galle