The Most Famous
ASTRONOMERS from Latvia
This page contains a list of the greatest Latvian Astronomers. The pantheon dataset contains 644 Astronomers, 1 of which were born in Latvia. This makes Latvia the birth place of the 47th most number of Astronomers behind Moldova, and Czech Republic.
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Latvian Astronomers of all time. This list of famous Latvian Astronomers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Otto August Rosenberger (1800 - 1890)
With an HPI of 58.21, Otto August Rosenberger is the most famous Latvian Astronomer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Otto August Rosenberger (10 August 1800 – 23 January 1890) was a Baltic German astronomer from Tukums in Courland. He was born in Tukkum, Courland, Russia. Rosenberger graduated from the University of Königsberg, and was noted for his study of comets. He won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1837. He died in Halle, Prussian Saxony. The crater Rosenberger on the Moon is named after him.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Latvian astronomers born between 1800 and 1800. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Latvian astronomers include Otto August Rosenberger. As of April 2024, 1 new Latvian astronomers have been added to Pantheon including Otto August Rosenberger.
