Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Urbain_Jean_Joseph_Le_Verrier
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:person
astronomer
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Lalande_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate 1811-03-11
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Saint-Lô,_France
gptkbp:deathDate 1877-09-23
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:director gptkb:Paris_Observatory
gptkbp:education gptkb:École_Polytechnique
gptkbp:eponymOf gptkb:Le_Verrier_(Martian_crater)
gptkb:Le_Verrier_(lunar_crater)
gptkb:Le_Verrier_(asteroid_1997)
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
gptkb:mathematics
celestial mechanics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Couch_Adams
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Pierre-Simon_Laplace
gptkbp:knownFor prediction of Neptune
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:notableWork mathematical prediction of Neptune's position
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Montparnasse_Cemetery
gptkbp:signature Urbain Le Verrier signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lucile_Marie_Clotilde_Choquet
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:École_Polytechnique
gptkb:Paris_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Le_Verrier
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6