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Johann Gottfried Köhler

1745 - 1801

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Johann Gottfried Köhler (15 December 1745 – 19 September 1801) was a German astronomer who discovered a number of nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Köhler is best remembered for his discovery of Open Cluster M67, Elliptical Galaxy M59, and Elliptical Galaxy M60. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Gottfried Köhler has received more than 3,813 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Gottfried Köhler is the 429th most popular astronomer.

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Among astronomers, Johann Gottfried Köhler ranks 429 out of 644. Before him are Stéphane Javelle, William de Wiveleslie Abney, Leo Anton Karl de Ball, Gustav Spörer, Adalbert Krueger, and Joel Stebbins. After him are Fernand Courty, Milorad B. Protić, Benjamin Jekhowsky, Cuno Hoffmeister, George Van Biesbroeck, and George Herbig.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1745, Johann Gottfried Köhler ranks 44. Before him are Benjamin Rush, Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Félix María de Samaniego, Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, Timothy Pickering, and Hannah More. After him are Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Oliver Ellsworth, John Jeffries, Sydney Parkinson, Madhavrao I, and Anthony Wayne. Among people deceased in 1801, Johann Gottfried Köhler ranks 30. Before him are Daniel Chodowiecki, Antoine de Rivarol, Ralph Abercromby, Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal, Félix María de Samaniego, and Jovan Rajić. After him are Frederick Muhlenberg, and Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet.

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