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Karl Ludwig Hencke

Karl Ludwig Hencke
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Karl Ludwig Hencke was a German amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. He is sometimes confused with Johann Franz Encke, another German astronomer.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von StruveApril 15, 1793 – November 23, 1864
  2. George GreenJuly 14, 1793 – May 31, 1841
  3. James DunlopOctober 31, 1793 – September 22, 1848
  4. Karl Ludwig Hencke (this page)April 8, 1793 – September 21, 1866
  5. Michel ChaslesNovember 15, 1793 – December 18, 1880
  6. William HopkinsFebruary 2, 1793 – October 13, 1866

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