| Authorised form of name | Bode; Johann Elert (1747 - 1826) |
| Dates | 1747 - 1826 |
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany |
| Date of birth | 19 January 1747 |
| Place of death | Berlin, Germany |
| Date of death | 23 November 1826 |
| Research field | Astronomy |
| Activity | Career:
Director, Observatory at Berlin (1787-1825); Bode's Law in astronomy is named after him
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 30/04/1789 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/31986104 |
| Code | NA2771 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/000416 | Bode, Johann Elert | nd |
| EC/1788/24 | Bode, Johann Elert: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/000415 | Bode, Johann Elert | 1993 |
| L&P/10/136 | Letter, 'Account of the same comet' from Johann Elery Bode to Count de Bruhl | 14 November 1795 |
| L&P/8/98 | Letter, 'On the anticipation of the discovery of the new planet by Herschel by Prof Meyer of Gottigen on 2/7/1756' from Johann Elert Bode to Joseph Banks | 2 April 1784 |
| L&P/12/21 | Letter, 'Observations of the new planet Ceres Ferdinandea' from Johann Elert Bode to William Herschel | 20 March 1802 |
| L&P/11/106 | Letter, 'Of the comet discovered by Mechain on the 7 August in the Lynx' from Johann Eilert Bode to Johann Moritz Bruhl | 9 November 1799 |
| MC/1/36 | Letter from Johann Elert Bode, No. 10 St Albans Street, to G. Gilpin, Assistant Secretary at the Royal Society, Sommerset House | 5 September 1808 |
| MC/1 | Volume 1 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1800-1831 |
| L&P/10/12 | Letter, 'Observations on the comet discovered by Miss [Caroline] Herschel and its elements' from the Royal Astronomer of Gottingen to Joseph Banks with note by Johann Elert Bode | 23 February 1792 |