Christian Ludwig Ideler (September 21, 1766 – August 10, 1846), German chronologist and
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, was born near
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on the 21st of September 1766.
After holding various official posts under the
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n government he became professor at the University of Berlin in 1821, and eighteen years later foreign member of the Institute of France. From 1816 to 1822 he was tutor to the young princes William Frederick and Charles.
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Christian Ludwig Ideler (September 21, 1766 – August 10, 1846), German chronologist and
astronomerAn astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars, and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
, was born near
PerlebergPerleberg is the capital of the district of Prignitz, located in the northwest of the German state of Brandenburg. The town was founded in 1239 and today has about 13,000 inhabitants...
on the 21st of September 1766.
Life
After holding various official posts under the
PrussiaPrussia was a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries this state had substantial influence on German and European history...
n government he became professor at the University of Berlin in 1821, and eighteen years later foreign member of the Institute of France. From 1816 to 1822 he was tutor to the young princes William Frederick and Charles. He died in Berlin on the 10th of August 1846.
Works
He devoted his life chiefly to the examination of ancient systems of chronology. In 1825-1826 he published his great work,
Handbuch der mathematischen und technischen Chronologie (2 vols.; 2nd ed., 1883), re-edited as
Lehrbuch der Chronologie (1831); a supplementary volume,
Die Zeitrechnung der Chinesen, appeared in 1839.
Beside these important works he wrote also
Untersuchungen über den Ursprung und die Bedeutung der Sternnamen and
Über den Ursprung des Thierkreises (1838). With Nolte he published handbooks on English and French language and literature. His son, Julius Ludwig Ideler (1809-1842), wrote
Meteorologia veterum Graecorum et Romanorum (1832).
External links
Scans of Ideler's works at
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