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Wilhelm Julius Foerster
Wilhelm Julius Foerster was a German astronomer. His name can also be written Förster, but is usually written "Foerster" even in most German sources where 'ö' is otherwise used in the text.
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science · German astronomer (1832–1921) · astronomer · university teacher · author · physicist · mathematician · director · also Wilhelm Julius Foerster, William Foester, Foerster
Born 16 December 1832 · Died 18 January 1921 · Q77029
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1921· 1 entry
Died 1921-01-18.
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1892· 1 entry
Assisted in the founding of the German Society for Ethical Culture (GSEC; German: Deutsche Gesellschaft für ethische Kultur), in which Albert Einstein also participated
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1886· 1 entry
Awarded honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (1886).
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1868· 1 entry
Was appointed director of the commission established by the North German Confederation, and continued from 1871 by the German Empire, for the determination of standards of measurement
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1865· 1 entry
Became director of the Berlin Observatory and served in this position until 1904
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1860· 2 entries
Awarded Lalande Prize (1860).
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Co-discovered asteroid 62 Erato with Oskar Lesser, the first co-discovery on record
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1832· 1 entry
Born 1832-12-16.
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