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Hermann Joseph Klein (14 September 1844 – 1 July 1914) was a German
astronomer An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. Astronomers observe astronomical objects, such as stars, planets, natural satellite, moons, comets and galaxy, galax ...
, author and professor. Born in
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, Germany on 14 September 1844, he attained his doctorate from the
University of Cologne The University of Cologne () is a university in Cologne, Germany. It was established in 1388. It closed in 1798 before being re-established in 1919. It is now one of the largest universities in Germany with around 45,187 students. The Universit ...
in 1874, and taught at the school. He was a member of the Selenographic Society and the crater Klein on the
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is now named after him. In 1878 he claimed to have discovered a new crater on the Moon near
Hyginus Hyginus may refer to: People *Hyginus, the author of the '' Fabulae'', an important ancient Latin source for Greek mythology. *Hyginus, the author of the ''Astronomia'', a popular ancient Latin guide on astronomy, probably the same as the author ...
.


Bibliography

*''The Creator's Wonders in Living Nature'' (Ward, Lock and Company, 1885) *''Star Atlas: Maps of all the stars from 1-6.5 magnitude between the North Pole and 34° south declination''


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* 19th-century German astronomers Astronomers from the Kingdom of Prussia 1844 births 1914 deaths 20th-century German astronomers Academic staff of the University of Cologne {{Germany-astronomer-stub