Robert Luther | |
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![]() Robert Luther on a commemorative medal | |
Born | |
Died | 15 February 1900 Düsseldorf, Germany | (aged 77)
Known for | discovery of 24 asteroids |
Awards | Lalande Prize (1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1859, 1860 and 1861) |
Scientific career | |
Academic advisors | Johann Franz Encke |
Karl Theodor Robert Luther (16 April 1822, Świdnica – 15 February 1900 Düsseldorf), normally published as Robert Luther, was a German astronomer. While working at the Bilk Observatory in Düsseldorf, Germany, he searched for asteroids and discovered 24 of them between 1852 and 1890.[1][2] Seven times Lalande Prize winner.