Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke
German astronomer
Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke was a German astronomer.
Winnecke worked at Pulkovo Observatory near Saint Petersburg from 1858 to 1865, but returned to Germany and served as professor of astronomy in Strasbourg from 1872 to 1881. Wikipedia
Born: February 5, 1835, Groß Heere, Heere, Germany
Died: December 3, 1897 (age 62 years), Bonn, Germany
Discovered: 7P/Pons–Winnecke, C/1870 K1 Winnecke, C/1854 Y1 (Winnecke-Dien), and more
Children: Olga Löw-Winnecke
Partner: Hedwig Winnecke
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