Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt

astronomer and geophysicist from Germany (1825-1884)
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Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt

Summary

Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt is a human[1]. His place of birth was Eutin[2]. He was born on October 26, 1825[3]. He passed away in Athens[4]. He died on February 7, 1884[5]. He worked as an astronomer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt was born in Eutin[2].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt died in Athens[4].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt was born on October 26, 1825[3].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt died on February 7, 1884[5].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt is buried at First Cemetery of Athens[8].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt held citizenship in Grand Duchy of Oldenburg[9].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt's professions included astronomer[6].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt was employed by University of Bonn[10].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[11].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt was a member of Bonner Burschenschaft Frankonia[12].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt was a member of Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[13].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt is recorded as male[14].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt's Commons category is recorded as Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt[16].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt's archives at is recorded as Q81164803[17].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt's family name is recorded as Schmidt[18].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt's given name is recorded as Johann[19].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt's given name is recorded as Friedrich[20].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt's given name is recorded as Julius[21].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt's work location is recorded as National Observatory of Athens[22].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[23].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[24].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt's described by source is recorded as Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[26].
  • Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt's described by source is recorded as Biographisch-literarisches Handwörterbuch zur Geschichte der exacten Wissenschaften[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt's place of birth was Eutin[2]. He was born on October 26, 1825[3].

Career and Affiliations

Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt worked as an astronomer[6]. He was employed by University of Bonn[10].

Death and Burial

Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt died on February 7, 1884[5]. He passed away in Athens[4]. He is buried at First Cemetery of Athens[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt include Schmidt[28], a lunar crater[29].

Why It Matters

Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

He is credited with the discovery of NGC 1396[32], a galaxy[33]; NGC 1381[34], a galaxy[35]; NGC 32[36], an asterism[37]; and NGC 1382[38], a galaxy[39]. Entities named for him include Schmidt[28], a lunar crater[29].

FAQs

Where was Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt born?

Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt's place of birth was Eutin[2].

Where did Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt die?

Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt passed away in Athens[4].

What did Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt do for work?

Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt worked as astronomer[6].

What did Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt discover?

Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt is credited as discoverer of NGC 1396[32], NGC 1381[34], NGC 32[36], and NGC 1382[38].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Schmidt, Julius (ADB). wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Q107642470. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Schmidt, Johann Friedrich Julius (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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