Friedrich Simon Archenhold, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Friedrich Simon Archenhold

German astronomer

Date of Birth: 02-Oct-1861

Place of Birth: Lichtenau, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 14-Oct-1939

Profession: astronomer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Friedrich Simon Archenhold

  • Friedrich Simon Archenhold (2 October 1861 in Lichtenau, Westphalia – 14 October 1939 in Berlin) was an astronomer who founded the Treptow Observatory (today the Archenhold Observatory) in Berlin-Treptow.
  • He graduated from the Realgymnasium in Lippstadt before entering Friedrich Wilhelm University in 1882, where he and Wilhelm Förster founded the Urania Astronomical Society at the Berlin University Observatory.

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