Otto Lesser, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Otto Lesser

German astronomer

Date of Birth: 16-Oct-1830

Place of Birth: Brotterode, Thuringia, Germany

Date of Death: 12-Aug-1887

Profession: astronomer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Otto Leberecht Lesser (16 October 1830 – 12 August 1887) was a German astronomer who co-discovered asteroid 62 Erato with Wilhelm Julius Foerster on September 14, 1860 at the Berlin Observatory.
This was the first co-discovery on record.