Heinrich Louis d'Arrest

Heinrich Louis d'Arrest
Heinrich Louis d'Arrest
Born13 August 1822
Berlin
Died14 June 1875(1875-06-14) (aged 52)
NationalityGerman
Known forNeptune
AwardsGold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Lalande Prize (1844)
Scientific career
Doctoral studentsThorvald N. Thiele

Heinrich Louis d'Arrest (13 August 1822 – 14 June 1875; German pronunciation: [daˈʁɛ] [1]) was a German astronomer, born in Berlin. His name is sometimes given as Heinrich Ludwig d'Arrest.

  1. ^ Müller, August, Allgemeines Wörterbuch der Aussprache ausländischer Eigennamen (7th ed., 1903), p. 34.