Otto Lesser

Otto Leberecht Lesser was a German astronomer who co-discovered asteroid 62 Erato with Wilhelm Julius Foerster on September 14, 1860 at the Berlin Observatory. This was the first co-discovery on record.

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Who was born first?

• Otto Lesser and François-Marie Raoult were born the same year
• Otto Lesser and Luigi Cremona were born the same year
• Otto Lesser and Karl Christian Bruhns were born the same year
• Otto Lesser and Lothar Meyer were born the same year
• Otto Lesser was born 1 year after Asaph Hall

Timeline

1. Asaph HallOctober 15, 1829 – November 22, 1907
2. François-Marie RaoultMay 10, 1830 – April 1, 1901
3. Karl Christian BruhnsNovember 22, 1830 – July 25, 1881
4. Lothar MeyerAugust 19, 1830 – April 11, 1895
5. Luigi CremonaDecember 7, 1830 – June 10, 1903
6. Otto Lesser (this page)October 16, 1830 – August 12, 1887

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