Johann Franz Encke

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Johann_Franz_Encke
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
astronomer
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Göttingen
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Lalande_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate 1791-09-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Hamburg
gptkbp:deathDate 1865-08-26
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Spandau
gptkbp:director gptkb:Berlin_Observatory
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Encke's_Comet
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Carl_Friedrich_Gauss
gptkbp:eponymOf gptkb:Encke_(Martian_crater)
gptkb:Encke_(lunar_crater)
gptkb:Encke_Gap
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:astronomy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Johann Franz Encke
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Encke's_Comet
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Berlin_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:German
gptkbp:occupation astronomer
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Amalie_Becker
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Johann_Galle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6