Gottfried Kirch

Summary

Gottfried Kirch is a human^[1]. He was born in Guben^[2]. He was born on +1639-12-18T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Berlin^[4]. He died on +1710-07-25T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an astronomer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Guben^[2], Gottfried Kirch…
• Gottfried Kirch passed away in Berlin^[4].
• Gottfried Kirch was born on +1639-12-18T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Gottfried Kirch died on +1710-07-25T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Gottfried Kirch was married to Maria Margaretha Kirch^[8].
• A child of Gottfried Kirch was Christfried Kirch^[9].
• A child of Gottfried Kirch was Christine Kirch^[10].
• A child of Gottfried Kirch was Margaretha Kirch^[11].
• Gottfried Kirch held citizenship in Germany^[12].
• Gottfried Kirch worked as an astronomer^[6].
• Gottfried Kirch's field of work was astronomy^[13].
• Gottfried Kirch's education included a stint at Friedrich Schiller University Jena^[14].
• A notable student of Gottfried Kirch was Christoph Arnold^[15].
• Gottfried Kirch was a member of Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences^[16].
• Gottfried Kirch's image is recorded as Gottfried Kirch.jpg^[17].
• Gottfried Kirch is recorded as male^[18].
• Gottfried Kirch's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Gottfried Kirch's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108904053^[20].
• Gottfried Kirch's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 39675309^[21].
• Gottfried Kirch's GND ID is recorded as 116181567^[22].
• Gottfried Kirch's GND ID is recorded as 129807850^[23].
• Gottfried Kirch's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no99046781^[24].
• Gottfried Kirch's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 151156572^[25].
• Gottfried Kirch's IdRef ID is recorded as 104527293^[26].
• Gottfried Kirch's Commons category is recorded as Gottfried Kirch^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Guben^[2], Gottfried Kirch… he was born on +1639-12-18T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Gottfried Kirch was educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena^[14]. Studied under Erhard Weigel^[28], a mathematician^[29], 1625–1699^[30], of Germany^[31] and Johannes Hevelius^[32], an astronomer^[33], 1611–1687^[34], of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth^[35], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[36], specialised in astronomy^[37].

Career and Affiliations

Gottfried Kirch worked as an astronomer^[6]. His field of work was astronomy^[13]. A notable student of him was Christoph Arnold^[15].

Personal Life

Among Gottfried Kirch's spouses was Maria Margaretha Kirch^[8]. Children include Christfried Kirch^[9], an astronomer^[38], 1694–1740^[39], of Germany^[40]; Christine Kirch^[10], an astronomer^[41], 1697–1782^[42], of Germany^[43]; and Margaretha Kirch^[11], an astronomer^[44], 1703–1744^[45].

Death and Burial

Gottfried Kirch died on +1710-07-25T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Berlin^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Gottfried Kirch include Kirch^[46], a lunar crater^[47].

Why It Matters

Gottfried Kirch ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

He is credited with the discovery of Messier 5^[50], a globular cluster^[51]; Great Comet of 1680^[52], a non-periodic comet^[53]; and Wild Duck Cluster^[54], an open cluster^[55]. Entities named for him include Kirch^[46], a lunar crater^[47].

FAQs

Where was Gottfried Kirch born?

Born in Guben^[2], Gottfried Kirch…

Where did Gottfried Kirch die?

Gottfried Kirch passed away in Berlin^[4].

Who was Gottfried Kirch married to?

Gottfried Kirch's spouses include Maria Margaretha Kirch^[8].

What did Gottfried Kirch do for work?

Gottfried Kirch worked as astronomer^[6].

Where did Gottfried Kirch go to school?

Gottfried Kirch was educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena^[14].

What did Gottfried Kirch discover?

Gottfried Kirch is credited as discoverer of Messier 5^[50], Great Comet of 1680^[52], and Wild Duck Cluster^[54].