Karl Ludwig Hencke | |
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Born | Driesen, Brandenburg (now Drezdenko, Poland) | 8 April 1793
Died | 21 September 1866 Marienwerder, Prussia (now Kwidzyn) | (aged 73)
Known for | discovering minor planets |
Karl Ludwig Hencke (8 April 1793 – 21 September 1866) was a German amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. He is sometimes confused with Johann Franz Encke, another German astronomer.[1][2]