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Hermann Goldschmidt
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German-French astronomer and painter (1802-1866)
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Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt was a male astronomer and painter born in Frankfurt in 1802. He held citizenship in the Holy Roman Empire and France. His professional work focused on astronomy, and he spoke German and French.
Goldschmidt received several awards for his contributions, including the Lalande Prize, the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, and the Knight of the Legion of Honour. He died in Fontainebleau in 1866. His life and work have been described by sources such as the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1802-06-17 ) June 17, 1802, Frankfurt , Germany
- Died
- August 30, 1866 (1866-08-30) (aged 64), Fontainebleau , France
- Known for
- discovery of the asteroid Lutetia
- Awards
- Lalande Prize (1852, 1854, 1855, 1857, 1858, 1860, 1861) , Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1861)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hermann
- Family name
- Goldschmidt
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Holy Roman Empire
- Place of birth
- Frankfurt
- Place of death
- Fontainebleau
- Occupation
- painter
- Languages spoken
- French
- Award
- Lalande Prize
- Field of work
- astronomy
- Image
- Hermann Goldschmidt Portrait.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1802-06-17
- date of death
- 1866-08-30
- name in native language
- Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt
- Commons category
- Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt
- Commons Creator page
- Hermann Goldschmidt
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Hermann Goldschmidt, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Royal Medal to commemorate the 100th Asteroid, showing Astronomers John Russell Hind, Hermann Goldschmidt and Robert Luther, 1869 Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt (June 17, 1802 – August 30 or September 10 1866) was a German-French astronomer and painter who spent much of his life in France. He started out as a painter, but after attending a lecture by the famous French astronomer Urbain Le Verrier turned to astronomy. His discovery of the asteroid Lutetia in 1852 was followed by further findings and by 1861 Goldschmidt had discovered 14 asteroids. He received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1861 for having discovered more asteroids than any other person up to that time. He died from complications of diabetes.
Life and work
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