Charles Messier French astronomer
Charles Messier is a 86 years old French astronomer from Badonviller, Grand Est. Charles Messier was born on June 26, 1730 (died on April 12, 1817, he was 86 years old) in Badonviller, Grand Est.
About
No, he died on 04/12/1817, 207 years ago. He was 86 years old when he died. He died in Paris and buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery .
Awards (1)
Awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1805 .
What was Charles's zodiac sign?Charles Messier zodiac sign was cancer.
Other facts about Charles Messier
Award | Legion of Honour |
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Citizenship | French people |
Place of death | Paris |
KnownFor | Messier object |
Nationality | French people |
Residence | Paris |
Place of burial | Père Lachaise Cemetery , Commons category: Grave of Charles Messier , coordinate location: Point(2.393057 48.8603) , burial plot reference: 11 |
Member of | Royal Swedish Academy Of Sciences |
Given name | Charles |
Country of citizenship | France |
Student of | Joseph-Nicolas Delisle |
Languages spoken, written or signed | French |
British Museum person-institution | 208836 |
Place of birth | Badonviller |
Image of grave | Http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tomb%20of%20Messier%20in%20Pere%20Lachaise%2C%20Sept%202011.jpg |
Name in native language | Charles Messier |
Notable work | Messier Object |
Family name | Messier. Show people with the surname Messier |
Field of work | Astronomy |
Date of death | 1817-04-12T00:00:00Z |
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