Urbain Le Verrier
Use attributes for filter ! | |
Gender | Male |
---|---|
Death | 147 years ago |
Date of birth | March 11,1811 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Saint-Lo |
France | |
Date of died | September 23,1877 |
Died | Paris |
France | |
Discovered | Neptune |
Spouse | Marie Lucile Clotilde Choquet |
Known for | Discovery of Neptune |
Job | Astronomer |
Mathematician | |
Education | Lycée Louis-le-Grand |
École Polytechnique | |
Awards | Copley Medal |
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society | |
Place of burial | Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 532675 |
Urbain Le Verrier Life story
Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier FRS HFRSE was a French astronomer and mathematician who specialized in celestial mechanics and is best known for predicting the existence and position of Neptune using only mathematics.