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Life Summary

Name Christian Carl Ludwig Rümker
Alternative Names
  • Christian Carl Ludwig Rumker
  • Charles Stargard Rümker
  • Charles Luis Rümker
  • Karl Rümker
Born

18 May, 1788
Stargard, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany

Died

1862 (aged ~ 73)
Lisbon, Portugal

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Occupation *
  • astronomer (1821-1823) New South Wales, Australia
  • astronomer (1826-1830) New South Wales, Australia

* Dates are approximate