Viktor Knorre, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Viktor Knorre

astronomer

Date of Birth: 04-Oct-1840

Place of Birth: Mykolaiv, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Ukraine

Date of Death: 25-Aug-1919

Profession: astronomer, chess player

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Viktor Karlovich Knorre Russian: ?????? ???????? ??????(4 October 1840 – 25 August 1919) was a Russian astronomer of German ethnic origin.
He worked in Nikolaev, Pulkovo and Berlin and is best known for having discovered 158 Koronis and three other minor planets.
Knorre's father, Karl Friedrich Knorre, and grandfather, Ernst Friedrich Knorre, were also prominent astronomers.
Recently, the main-belt asteroid 14339 Knorre was named in honor of the three generations of Knorre astronomers.