Joseph Johann von Littrow (1781-1840)


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Name (English): Joseph Johann von Littrow
Short name: Joseph Johann Littrow
Year of birth: 1781
Year of death: 1840
Short Description: "Joseph Johann von Littrow (13 March 1781, Horšovský Týn (German: Bischofteinitz) – 30 November 1840, Vienna) was an Austrian astronomer. In 1837, he was ennobled with the title Joseph Johann Edler von Littrow. He was the father of Karl Ludwig Edler von Littrow and the mentor of the mathematician Nikolai Brashman. His work took him to Russia for a time, which is where his son who succeeded him was born.

He became director of the Vienna Observatory in 1819. He served in this position until his death in 1840. He created the only conformal retroazimuthal map projection, which is known as the Littrow projection." - (en.wikipedia.org 05.11.2019)
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[Last update: 2019/11/05]