Maria Margaretha Kirch

Summary

Maria Margaretha Kirch is a human^[1]. She was born in Leipzig^[2]. She was born on +1670-02-25T00:00:00Z^[3]. She died in Berlin^[4]. She died on +1720-12-29T00:00:00Z^[5]. She worked as an astronomer^[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Leipzig^[2], Maria Margaretha Kirch…
• Maria Margaretha Kirch was born in Panitzsch^[8].
• Maria Margaretha Kirch died in Berlin^[4].
• Maria Margaretha Kirch was born on +1670-02-25T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Maria Margaretha Kirch died on +1720-12-29T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Among Maria Margaretha Kirch's spouses was Gottfried Kirch^[9].
• A child of Maria Margaretha Kirch was Christine Kirch^[10].
• A child of Maria Margaretha Kirch was Christfried Kirch^[11].
• A child of Maria Margaretha Kirch was Margaretha Kirch^[12].
• Maria Margaretha Kirch's professions included astronomer^[6].
• Maria Margaretha Kirch's field of work was astronomy^[13].
• Maria Margaretha Kirch was employed by Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences^[14].
• Maria Margaretha Kirch's religion is recorded as Lutheranism^[15].
• Maria Margaretha Kirch is recorded as female^[16].
• Maria Margaretha Kirch's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Maria Margaretha Kirch's Commons category is recorded as Maria Margaretha Kirch^[18].
• Maria Margaretha Kirch's residence is recorded as Kingdom of Prussia^[19].
• Maria Margaretha Kirch's family name is recorded as Winkelmann^[20].
• Maria Margaretha Kirch's family name is recorded as Kirch^[21].
• Maria Margaretha Kirch's given name is recorded as Maria Margaretha^[22].
• Maria Margaretha Kirch studied under Christoph Arnold^[23].
• Maria Margaretha Kirch's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie^[24].
• Maria Margaretha Kirch's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Maria Margaretha Kirch's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German^[26].
• Maria Margaretha Kirch's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Maria Margaretha Winkelmann'}^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Leipzig^[2], a big city^[28], in Electorate of Saxony^[29] and Panitzsch^[8], an Ortsteil^[30], in Germany^[31]. Maria Margaretha Kirch was born on +1670-02-25T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Maria Margaretha Kirch studied under Christoph Arnold^[23].

Career and Affiliations

Maria Margaretha Kirch worked as an astronomer^[6]. Her field of work was astronomy^[13]. She was employed by Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences^[14].

Personal Life

Maria Margaretha Kirch was married to Gottfried Kirch^[9]. Children include Christine Kirch^[10], an astronomer^[32], 1697–1782^[33], of Germany^[34]; Christfried Kirch^[11], an astronomer^[35], 1694–1740^[36], of Germany^[37]; and Margaretha Kirch^[12], an astronomer^[38], 1703–1744^[39]. Her religion is recorded as Lutheranism^[15].

Death and Burial

Maria Margaretha Kirch died on +1720-12-29T00:00:00Z^[5]. She died in Berlin^[4].

Why It Matters

Maria Margaretha Kirch ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] She is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

She is credited with the discovery of Messier 5^[42], a globular cluster^[43] and C/1702 H1^[44], a non-periodic comet^[45].

FAQs

Where was Maria Margaretha Kirch born?

Maria Margaretha Kirch was born in Leipzig^[2].

Where did Maria Margaretha Kirch die?

Maria Margaretha Kirch passed away in Berlin^[4].

Who was Maria Margaretha Kirch married to?

Maria Margaretha Kirch's spouses include Gottfried Kirch^[9].

What did Maria Margaretha Kirch do for work?

Maria Margaretha Kirch worked as astronomer^[6].

What did Maria Margaretha Kirch discover?

Maria Margaretha Kirch is credited as discoverer of Messier 5^[42] and C/1702 H1^[44].