Johann Gottfried Galle

Johann Gottfried Galle was a German astronomer from Radis, Germany, at the Berlin Observatory who, on 23 September 1846, with the assistance of student Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, was the first person to view and identify the planet Neptune.

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Who was born first?

• Johann Gottfried Galle and William Shanks were born the same year
• Johann Gottfried Galle and Hermann von Fehling were born the same year
• Johann Gottfried Galle and Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ were born the same year
• Johann Gottfried Galle was born 1 year after Urbain Le Verrier
• Johann Gottfried Galle was born 1 year before Pierre Alphonse Laurent

Timeline

1. Urbain Le VerrierMarch 11, 1811 – September 23, 1877
2. Carl Christoffer Georg AndræOctober 14, 1812 – February 2, 1893
3. Hermann von FehlingJune 9, 1812 – July 1, 1885
4. Johann Gottfried Galle (this page)June 9, 1812 – July 10, 1910
5. William ShanksJanuary 25, 1812 – June 13, 1882
6. Pierre Alphonse LaurentJuly 18, 1813 – September 2, 1854

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