Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters

German-American astronomer

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1813

Place of Birth: Koldenbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Date of Death: 18-Jul-1890

Profession: astronomer, physicist, university teacher

Nationality: United States, Denmark, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters (September 19, 1813 – July 18, 1890) was a German–American university teacher and astronomer at the Litchfield Observatory of Hamilton College, New York, and a pioneer in the study and visual discovery of asteroids.
His name is often given as C.
H.
F.
Peters.