ASTRONOMER
Johann Gottfried Köhler
1745 - 1801
Johann Gottfried Köhler
Johann Gottfried Köhler (15 December 1745 – 19 September 1801) was a German astronomer who served as secretary of the Astronomical Society of Leipzig from 1771 to 1776. Köhler is best remembered for his discovery of Messier objects Messier 59, Messier 60, and Messier 67. The first two were discovered on the same day, 11 April 1779. He worked with the noted astronomer Johann Elert Bode, who refined and published Köhler's proposal for the symbol of Uranus. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Gottfried Köhler is the 356th most popular astronomer (up from 429th in 2019). (up from 3,849th in 2019)
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Among astronomers, Johann Gottfried Köhler ranks 356 out of 644. Before him are Bartholomaeus Pitiscus, James Glaisher, Cyril Jackson, Heikki A. Alikoski, Marc William Buie, and Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix. After him are Stephen P. Synnott, Albert George Wilson, Otto Lesser, Maurice Loewy, Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev, and Paul Götz.
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HPI: 59.18
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James Glaisher
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HPI: 59.09
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Cyril Jackson
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HPI: 59.08
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Heikki A. Alikoski
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HPI: 59.05
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Marc William Buie
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Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix
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HPI: 58.96
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HPI: 58.95
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HPI: 58.95
Rank: 357
Albert George Wilson
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HPI: 58.94
Rank: 358
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HPI: 58.93
Rank: 359
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HPI: 58.92
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Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev
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HPI: 58.92
Rank: 361
Paul Götz
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HPI: 58.92
Rank: 362
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1745, Johann Gottfried Köhler ranks 37. Before him are Johann Peter Frank, Maxim Berezovsky, Franciszek Smuglewicz, Inō Tadataka, Olaudah Equiano, and Benjamin Rush. After him are Gim Hongdo, François-Jean de la Barre, Johann Peter Salomon, Timothy Pickering, Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt, and Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn. Among people deceased in 1801, Johann Gottfried Köhler ranks 27. Before him are Motoori Norinaga, Franz Moritz von Lacy, Ignacy Krasicki, Nikolai Vasilyeich Repnin, Antoine de Rivarol, and Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal. After him are Ralph Abercromby, Jovan Rajić, Félix María de Samaniego, Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet, and Frederick Muhlenberg.
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Johann Peter Frank
PHYSICIAN
1745 - 1821
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 31
Maxim Berezovsky
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1745 - 1777
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 32
Franciszek Smuglewicz
PAINTER
1745 - 1807
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 33
Inō Tadataka
GEOGRAPHER
1745 - 1818
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 34
Olaudah Equiano
WRITER
1745 - 1797
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 35
Benjamin Rush
PHYSICIAN
1745 - 1813
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 36
Johann Gottfried Köhler
ASTRONOMER
1745 - 1801
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 37
Gim Hongdo
PAINTER
1745 - 1806
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 38
François-Jean de la Barre
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1745 - 1766
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 39
Johann Peter Salomon
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1745 - 1815
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 40
Timothy Pickering
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1745 - 1829
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 41
Margravine Philippine of Brandenburg-Schwedt
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1745 - 1800
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 42
Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn
NOBLEMAN
1745 - 1790
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 43
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Motoori Norinaga
PHILOSOPHER
1730 - 1801
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 21
Franz Moritz von Lacy
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1725 - 1801
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 22
Ignacy Krasicki
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1735 - 1801
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 23
Nikolai Vasilyeich Repnin
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1734 - 1801
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 24
Antoine de Rivarol
WRITER
1753 - 1801
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 25
Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal
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1730 - 1801
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 26
Johann Gottfried Köhler
ASTRONOMER
1745 - 1801
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 27
Ralph Abercromby
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1801
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 28
Jovan Rajić
WRITER
1726 - 1801
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 29
Félix María de Samaniego
WRITER
1745 - 1801
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 30
Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet
PHYSICIAN
1737 - 1801
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 31
Frederick Muhlenberg
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1801
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 32
