Franz Xaver von Zach

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
astronomer
gptkbp:award gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:birthDate 1754-06-04
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Pest,_Kingdom_of_Hungary
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Genoa,_Italy
gptkbp:deathDate 1832-09-02
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Genoa,_Kingdom_of_Sardinia
gptkbp:directed gptkb:Seeberg_Observatory
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Monatliche_Correspondenz
Correspondance astronomique
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Pest
gptkb:University_of_Vienna
gptkb:University_of_Lemberg
gptkbp:employer Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:mathematics
geodesy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Franz Xaver von Zach
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Celestial_Police
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Pierre-Simon_Laplace
gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:knownFor organizing the Celestial Police
search for missing planet between Mars and Jupiter
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:German
Hungarian
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Bavarian_Academy_of_Sciences_and_Humanities
gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:Royal_Swedish_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Major
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Austrian_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Austrian
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Monatliche_Correspondenz
Correspondance astronomique
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
astronomer
geodesist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Marseilles
gptkb:Genoa
gptkb:Gotha
gptkbp:spouse Caroline Herschel (rumored, not confirmed)
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ingolstadt
gptkb:Speyer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5