Person Bessel; Friedrich Wilhelm (1784 - 1846); astronomer Bessel Friedrich Wilhelm astronomer 1784 - 1846 Male Minden, Germany 22 July 1784 Konigsberg, East Prussia 17 March 1846

Astronomy Geodesy Mathematics Foreign Member 09/06/1825 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1846 No 66 pp 644-649 Notes: Konigsberg became Kaliningrad, USSR. Citation: opening 'M' intended as title, not initial 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 22 Jul 1784 - 17 Mar 1846 NA3847 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/24674424 34f7fcf2-d199-4c91-958d-621044d49182