Karl L. Littrow
Encyclopedia
Karl Ludwig Edler von Littrow (July 18, 1811 – November 16, 1877) was an Austria
n astronomer
.
Born in Kazan
, Russian Empire
, son of Joseph Johann Littrow
. He succeeded his father as director of the Vienna Observatory
. He was the husband of Auguste von Littrow
He died in Venice
, Italy
.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n astronomer
Astronomer
An 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...
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Born in Kazan
Kazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
, Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
, son of Joseph Johann Littrow
Joseph Johann Littrow
Joseph Johann von Littrow was an Austrian astronomer. In 1837, he was ennobled with the title Joseph Johann Edler von Littrow. He was the father of Karl Ludwig Edler von Littrow and the mentor of the mathematician Nikolai Brashman...
. He succeeded his father as director of the Vienna Observatory
Vienna Observatory
Universitäts-Sternwarte Wien is an astronomical observatory in Vienna, Austria. It is part of the University of Vienna. The first observatory was built in 1753–1754 on the roof of one of the university buildings....
. He was the husband of Auguste von Littrow
Auguste von Littrow
Auguste von Littrow, née von Bischoff-Altenstein was a German-Austrian author and women's movement leader....
He died in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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Publications
- Beitrag zu einer Monographie des Halleyschen Cometen, (1834);
- Verzeichnis geographischer Ortsbestimmungen, (1844);
- Physische Zusammenkünfte der Planeten, (1859).