Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander
German astronomer
Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander was a German astronomer. He is known for his determinations of stellar brightnesses, positions, and distances. Wikipedia
Born: March 22, 1799, Klaipėda, Lithuania
Died: February 17, 1875 (age 75 years), Bonn, Germany
Award: Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1863)
Children: Anna Wolff, Heinrich Argelander, and Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander
Partner: Marie Charlotte Argelander
Parents: Johann Gottfried Argelander
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