Otto August Rosenberger
German astronomer
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| Intro | German astronomer | |
| Places | Germany | |
| was | Astronomer Educator | |
| Work field | Academia Science | |
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| Birth | 10 August 1800, Tukums, Tukums Municipality, Latvia | |
| Death | 23 January 1890Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (aged 89 years) | |
| Star sign | Leo |
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Otto August Rosenberger (August 10, 1800 – January 23, 1890) was a Baltic German astronomer from Tukums in Courland.
Rosenberger graduated from the University of Königsberg, and was noted for his study of comets. He won the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1837. He died in Halle, Prussian Saxony.
The crater Rosenberger on the Moon is named after him.