Förster, Wilhelm Julius, 1832-1921

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Astronomer; director of Berlin Observatory; co-founder of the "Potsdam Astrophysical Observatory" and the Technisch-Physikalischen Reichanstalt; founder, Urania (Berlin), 1888.

From the description of Papers, 1868-1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82112938

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creatorOf Förster, Wilhelm, 1832-1921. Papers, 1868-1921. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Wilczynski, E. J. (Ernest Julius), 1876-1932. Papers, 1892-1931. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Wilczynski, Ernest J. Papers, 1892-1931 Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library,
creatorOf Mayer, Julius Robert von, 1814-1878. Autograph letter signed : Heilbronn, to Wilhelm Förster, the astronomer, 1869 Apr. 23. Pierpont Morgan Library.
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Birth 1832

Death 1921

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