Robert Luther
German astronomer (1822-1900) · Scientists · Died at 77
Karl Theodor Robert Luther, normally published as Robert Luther, was a German astronomer. While working at the Bilk Observatory in Düsseldorf, Germany, he searched for asteroids and discovered 24 of them between 1852 and 1890. Seven times Lalande Prize winner.
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1900Died15 February 19001861Lalande PrizeAward1860Lalande PrizeAward1859Lalande PrizeAward1855Honorary Doctor of the University of BonnAwardLalande PrizeAward1854Fellow of the Royal Astronomical SocietyAwardLalande PrizeAward1853Lalande PrizeAward1852Lalande PrizeAward1822Born16 April 1822
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Lived 1822 to 1900 · aged 77
