| Authorised form of name | Olbers; Heinrich Wilhelm Mathias (1758 - 1840) |
| Other forms of name | Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias |
| Dates | 1758 - 1840 |
| Nationality | German |
| Place of birth | Arbergen, near Bremen, Germany |
| Date of birth | 11 October 1758 |
| Place of death | Bremen, Germany |
| Date of death | 02 March 1840 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Research field | Medicine |
| Astronomy |
| Activity | Education:
Studied in Gottingen and Vienna
Career:
Practised as a physician in Bremen; discovered 'Pallas' (28 March 1802) and 'Vesta' (28 March 1807)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 12/04/1804 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1840 No 45 pp 267-269
Notes:
Alternative spelling of Mathias from DSB. Friend and correspondent of Bessel |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/44420543 |
| Code | NA1804 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/003367 | Olbers, Heinrich Wilhelm Mathias | nd |
| EC/1803/12 | Olbers, Heinrich Wilhelm Mathias: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| PT/1/15 | Letter, 'Extract of a letter from Dr [Heinrich] Olbers FRS to Dr [Thomas] Young, For Sec RS, announcing the discovery of a new planet' | 2 April 1807 |
| AP/7/12/2 | Unpublished translation of a letter, on a discovery of a new star from Schroeter [Johann Hieronymus Schroter] to [George] Best | 31 March 1802 |
| AP/7/12/1 | Unpublished letter, on a discovery of a new star from Schroeter [Johann Hieronymus Schroter] to [George] Best | 31 March 1802 |
| AP/7/12/3 | Unpublished letter, on Pallas observations from [Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias] Olbers to Schroeter [Johann Hieronymus Schroter] | 7 May 1802 |
| AP/7/12 | Unpublished letters, on astronomical discoveries from Schroeter [Johann Hieronymus Schroter] and [Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias] Olbers | March-May 1802 |
| PT/1/14 | Letter, regarding observations of planet Vesta from Stephen Groombridge to Stephen Lee | 29 April 1807 |
| HS/19/9 | Summary of letter from Sir John Frederick William Herschel and Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers | 1821 |