Johann franz encke biography

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    Born
    23 September 1791
    Hamburg, Germany
    Died
    26 August 1865
    Spandau, Germany
    Summary
    Johann Franz Encke was a German astronomer.

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    • He worked on the calculation of the periods of comets and asteroids, measured the distance from the earth to the sun, and made observations of the planet Saturn

    Biography

    Johann Franz Encke's father was Johann Michael Encke (1749-1795), a Lutheran clergyman at the Jacobikirche (St James church) in Hamburg.

    His grandfather, Georg Friedrich Encke, had also been a pastor, in Altluneberg, near Bremen. His mother Marie Misler (1755-1811), was the daughter of Johann Gottfried Misler, a civil servant, and Maria Schramm. Marie and Johann Michael Encke had nine children together, three daughters and six sons (though one son died soon after birth).

    Encke, the subject of this biography, was the second youngest. His youngest brother, August (1794-1860), became Lieutenant General and Inspector of Artillery for the Prussian military.