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Elisabeth Hevelius

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Also known as Elisabeth Catherina Koopmann-Hevelius, Catherina Elisabeth Koopmann Hevelius

astronomer

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Germany
Active from
1915-12-09
Active to
2006-08-03
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Key facts

Born
( 1647-01-17 ) 17 January 1647, Danzig , Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Died
22 December 1693 (1693-12-22) (aged 46), Danzig, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Occupation
Astronomer
Spouse
Johannes Hevelius

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Encyclopedic overview

Elisabeth Catherina Koopmann-Hevelius (Polish: Elżbieta Heweliusz; 17 January 1647 – 22 December 1693) is considered one of the first female astronomers. She contributed to improve and published Prodromus Astronomiaecode: lat promoted to code: la , a comprehensive star catalog by her husband Johannes Hevelius in Danzig. Her contribution to astronomy was recognized posthumously, including the naming of a crater on planet Venus and an asteroid after her.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Elisabeth Hevelius” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.