List of Famous people with last name Hevelius
Johannes Hevelius
First Name Johannes
Last Name Hevelius
Born on January 28, 1611
Born in Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Johannes Hevelius was a councillor and mayor of Danzig (Gdańsk), Kingdom of Poland. As an astronomer, he gained a reputation as "the founder of lunar topography", and described ten new constellations, seven of which are still used by astronomers.
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Elisabeth Hevelius
Elisabeth Catherina Koopmann-Hevelius is considered one of the first female astronomers. She is from Danzig and contributed to improve the work and observations done together with her husband Johannes Hevelius.
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