Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel

Affiliations: 
Königsberg Observatory 
Area:
Astronomy
Website:
http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Mathematicians/Bessel.html
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Bio:

(1784 - 1846)
http://www.dwc.knaw.nl/biografie/pmknaw/?pagetype=authorDetail&aId=PE00002153
http://www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=18603
Bessel did not have a University education, but was awarded a doctorate by the University of Göttingen on the recommendation of Gauß

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Parents

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Johann Hieronymus Schröter research assistant 1806-1810 Lilienthal observatory
 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Hieronymus_Schr%C3%B6ter)
Carl Gauß (Gauss) grad student 1810 Universität Göttingen

Children

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Carl Theodor Anger research assistant 1827-1831 Königsberg Observatory
Siegfried Heinrich Aronhold research assistant 1841-1844 University of Königsberg
Eduard Luther research assistant 1846 Universität Königsberg (Astronomy Tree)
Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander grad student 1822 Universität Königsberg (Physics Tree)
Heinrich Ferdinand Scherk grad student 1823 Universität Berlin
Otto Rosenberger grad student 1823-1826 Königsberg Observatory
Friedrich Julius Richelot grad student 1825-1832 University of Königsberg
Otto Hesse grad student 1833-1837 University of Königsberg (Physics Tree)
Ferdinand Joachimsthal grad student 1838-1840 University of Königsberg
Kaspar Gottfried Schweizer grad student 1839-1841 Königsberg Observatory
Philipp von Seidel grad student 1842-1844 University of Königsberg (Evolution Tree)
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve post-doc 1820- Königsberg Observatory (Astronomy Tree)
Ludwig Moser research scientist 1837- University of Königsberg (Physics Tree)
Franz Ernst Neumann research scientist 1826-1828 University of Königsberg (Physics Tree)