Robert Luther
Robert Luther | |
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Robert Luther on a commemorative medal | |
| Born | 16 April 1822 |
| Died | 15 February 1900 (aged 77) Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 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. Seven times Lalande Prize winner.