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Gottfried kirch biography

          – 25 July ) was a German astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal in Berlin and, as such, director of the nascent Berlin Observatory.

          Gottfried Kirch was a German astronomer and the first "Astronomer Royal" in Berlin and, as such, director of the nascent Berlin Observatory....

          Kirch, Gottfried

          1. Dates
          Born: Guben, Germany, 18 Dec
          Died: Berlin, 25 Jul
          Dateinfo: Dates Certain
          Lifespan: 71
          2.

          Father

          Occupation: Artisan
          He was the son of a tailor. Because of unrest, his parents had had to flee Poland, leaving all of their belongings, and Gottfried apparently had to provide for himself while continuing his education.

          Gottfried Kirch was a German astronomer and the first "Astronomer Royal" in Berlin and, as such, director of the nascent Berlin Observatory.

        1. Born Guben, (Bradenburg, Germany), 18 December Died Berlin, (Germany), 25 July Gottfried Kirch, probably the most prominent German astronomer.
        2. Gottfried Kirch was a German astronomer and the first "Astronomer Royal" in Berlin and, as such, director of the nascent Berlin Observatory.
        3. Kirch was the first astronomer at the observatory of the newly-established Berlin academy ().
        4. Gottfried Kirch () was a German astronomer who stands out as one of the earliest systematic observers of celestial objects.

          5. That is, they were poor.
          3. Nationality
          Birth: Guben, Germany
          Career: Germany
          Death: Berlin, Germany
          4. Education
          Schooling: Jena
          He studied at Jena under the polyhistorian Erhard Weigel.

          No mention of a degree.

          Kirch was the first astronomer at the observatory of the newly-established Berlin academy ().

          He learned practical astronomy from Hevelius in Danzig, probably acting as some kind of apprentice.
          5. Religion
          Affiliation: Lutheran
          6. Scientific Disciplines
          Primary: Astronomy
          7.

          Means of Support

          Primary: Calendars, Government
          He lived in mostly in Leipzig and Coburg, until he moved to Guben around , making his living by computing and publi