Viktor Knorre

Viktor Knorre
Born
Viktor Karlovich Knorre

(1840-10-04)4 October 1840
Died25 August 1919(1919-08-25) (aged 78)
OccupationAstronomer
Organization(s)University of Berlin, Berlin Observatory
Known forDiscovered Koronis and three other minor planets
ParentKarl Friedrich Knorre

Viktor Karlovich Knorre (Russian: Виктор Карлович Кнорре; 4 October 1840 – 25 August 1919) was a Russian astronomer of German ethnic origin. He worked in Nikolaev, Pulkovo and Berlin and is best known for having discovered 158 Koronis and three other minor planets. Knorre's father, Karl Friedrich Knorre, and grandfather, Ernst Friedrich Knorre, were also prominent astronomers. Recently, the main-belt asteroid 14339 Knorre was named in honor of the three generations of Knorre astronomers.[1]

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