Friedrich Tietjen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Friedrich Tietjen

German astronomer

Date of Birth: 13-Nov-1834

Place of Birth: Garnholt, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 21-Jun-1895

Profession: astronomer

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Friedrich Tietjen (1832, Westerstede, Oldenburg – 1895 Berlin) was a German astronomer.He was director of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (ARI) from 1874 until his death in 1895.
The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of one minor planet, the 120-kilometer sized asteroid 86 Semele.The main-belt asteroid 2158 Tietjen, discovered by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in 1933, was named in his memory.