Person Rumker; Karl Ludwig Christian (1788 - 1862); astronomer Rumker Karl Ludwig Christian astronomer 1788 - 1862 Male Burg Stargard, Mecklenburg, Germany, Europe 28 May 1788 17880528 Lisbon, Portugal, Europe 21 December 1862 18621221

Astronomer Astronomy Education: Builders' Academy, Berlin (1807) Career: Taught mathematics in Hamburg (1807-1809); Midshipman in the British East India Company; Merchant Navy (1811-1813); Schoolmaster, Royal Navy (1813-1817); took part in an expedition to Algiers whilst serving on HMS Albion (1816); Director, School of Navigation , Hamburg (1819-1820); Astronomer, Paramatta Observatory, New South Wales (1821-1823), Government Astronomer, Australia (1826-182); Director,, Hamburg Observatory (1830-1833); Director, Hamburg Sternwarte, Stadtwall (1833-1857); resided in Lisbon, Portugal (1857-1862) Awards/Prizes: Silver medal of the Royal Astronomical Society for his e-discovery of Comet Encke 1822; gold medal of the Institut de France Foreign Member 14/06/1855 67 Sources: Bulloch's Roll Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1863-1864 vol 13 pp xvi-xix International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 28 May 1788 - 21 Dec 1862 NA3777 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/5276841 cf0325f6-8b9e-4a09-b563-5637e201023e