Anton von Heiligenstein

Anton von Heiligenstein (Latinized Antonius de Heiligenstein ; * after April 1804 in Mannheim ; † April 24, 1834 in Heidelberg ) was a German mathematician , astronomer and university professor .

Heiligenstein was the son of the court judge Conrad von Heiligenstein . Where he received his early education is unknown. On October 30, 1824, he enrolled in the subject of mathematics at Heidelberg University . He stayed there for about a year. On October 23, 1825, he was then enrolled at the University of Göttingen . At this university doctorate he 1829 Dr. phil. with the dissertation Methodos elevationem poli astronomice determinandi sistens .

Heiligenstein returned to his home country, the Heidelberg University, in the year of his doctorate. There he completed his habilitation in mathematics and astronomy and taught as a private lecturer from 1829 until his untimely death in 1834. He died suddenly of a hemorrhage . Heiligenstein worked on the Berlin Astronomical Yearbooks and made outstanding contributions to Ceres research.

literature

Karl Christian Bruhns : Heiligenstein, Anton von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 316.

Web links

Letter from Mr. A. v. Heiligenstein to the editor. Astronomische Nachrichten, Volume 7 (1829), Issue 27, p. 413, digitized version (recalculation of the orbital elements of the Ceres )

Individual evidence

^ Gustav Toepke (Ed.): The register of the University of Heidelberg , Part 5, Heidelberg 1904, p. 282.
↑ Götz von Selle (ed.): The register of the Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen 1734–1837 , Hildesheim 1937, p. 749.
↑ Anthony de Heiligenstein: Methodos elevationem political astronomice determinandi sistens , Mannheim 1829 ( digitized ).
↑ Winfried Scharlau : Mathematical Institutes in Germany 1800–1945 , Vieweg, Braunschweig 1989, p. 165.
↑ Johann Franz Encke (ed.): Berliner astronomisches Jahrbuch for the year 1836 , Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1834, p. 251 ( digitized in the Google book search).

personal data
SURNAME	Heiligenstein, Anton von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Heiligenstein, Antonius de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German mathematician, astronomer and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH	after April 1804
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mannheim
DATE OF DEATH	April 24, 1834
Place of death	Heidelberg

[1] Gustav Toepke (Ed.): The register of the University of Heidelberg , Part 5, Heidelberg 1904, p. 282.

[2] Götz von Selle (ed.): The register of the Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen 1734–1837 , Hildesheim 1937, p. 749.

[3] Anthony de Heiligenstein: Methodos elevationem political astronomice determinandi sistens , Mannheim 1829 ( digitized ).

[4] Winfried Scharlau : Mathematical Institutes in Germany 1800–1945 , Vieweg, Braunschweig 1989, p. 165.

[5] Johann Franz Encke (ed.): Berliner astronomisches Jahrbuch for the year 1836 , Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1834, p. 251 ( digitized in the Google book search).