# Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Rümker

> German astronomer (1832–1900)

**Wikidata**: [Q1508209](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1508209)  
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## Summary

Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Rümker was born on December 31, 1832, in Altona.[1][2] He held citizenship of Hamburg.[3][2] His father was Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker.[1][2] He was an astronomer.[1][2]He was educated at Frederick William University Berlin.[2] He held the position of Observator from 1853 to 1857.[2] He was employed at Durham University Observatory from 1853 to 1857 and at Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory from 1857 to present.[1][2]He was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Geographische Gesellschaft in Hamburg.[4][1] He died on March 3, 1900, in Hamburg.[1][3][2].


## References

1. Integrated Authority File
2. GEDBAS
3. Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog
4. Virtual International Authority File
5. www.leopoldina.org
6. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013