Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt | |
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| Born | June 17, 1802 Frankfurt, Germany |
| Died | August 30, 1866 (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) |
Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt (June 17, 1802 – August 30 [1] or September 10 1866[2]) 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.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Orbituawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Goldschmidt, Hermann on the Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 6. 1906. p. 25.