Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Johann Franz Encke across 5 places, from 1811 to 1865.
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Johann Franz Encke (23 September 1791 to 26 August 1865) was a German astronomer.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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1811 to 1814period
University of Göttingenattested“He studied mathematics and astronomy from 1811 at the University of Göttingen under Carl Friedrich Gauss, but he enlisted in the Hanseatic Legion for the campaign of 1813–1814, serving as a sergeant in the artillery of the Prussian army,…”source: Wikipedia: Johann Franz Encke
1811 to 1814period
Holsteinattested“He studied mathematics and astronomy from 1811 at the University of Göttingen under Carl Friedrich Gauss, but he enlisted in the Hanseatic Legion for the campaign of 1813–1814, serving as a sergeant in the artillery of the Prussian army,…”source: Wikipedia: Johann Franz Encke
1824year
Londonattested“The importance of the predicted return based on the calculation by Encke was rewarded by the Royal Astronomical Society in London by presenting their Gold Medal to him in 1824.”source: Wikipedia: Johann Franz Encke
1844year
Humboldt University of Berlinattested“In 1844, Encke became professor of astronomy at the University of Berlin.”source: Wikipedia: Johann Franz Encke
26 August 1865exact date
Spandauattested“He still was director of the Berlin observatory until his death on 26 August 1865 in Spandau.”source: Wikipedia: Johann Franz Encke
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1814 to 1815period
Elbamentioned“In 1814 he resumed his studies at the University, but after Napoleon's escape from Elba he returned to the military, serving until 1815 by which time he had become a lieutenant.”source: Wikipedia: Johann Franz Encke
1816year
Gotha Observatorymentioned“Having returned to Göttingen in 1816, he was at once appointed by Bernhardt von Lindenau as his assistant in the observatory of Seeberg near Gotha (he had become acquainted with von Lindenau during his military service).”source: Wikipedia: Johann Franz Encke
1816year
Gotha (town)mentioned“Having returned to Göttingen in 1816, he was at once appointed by Bernhardt von Lindenau as his assistant in the observatory of Seeberg near Gotha (he had become acquainted with von Lindenau during his military service).”source: Wikipedia: Johann Franz Encke
1822 to 1835period
Berlinmentioned“In 1822 he became director of the Seeberg observatory, and in 1825 was promoted to a corresponding position at Berlin, where a new observatory, built under his superintendence and with the support of Alexander von Humboldt and King Frede…”source: Wikipedia: Johann Franz Encke
1836 to 1849period
American Philosophical Societymentioned“He was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1836, a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1839, and a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1849.”source: Wikipedia: Johann Franz Encke
Berlinmentioned“With this end in view he expounded to the Berlin Academy in 1849 a mode of determining an elliptic orbit from three observations, and communicated to that body in 1851 a new method of calculating planetary perturbations by means of recta…”source: Wikipedia: Johann Franz Encke
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