Barnaba Oriani

Barnaba Oriani (born July 17, 1752 in Carignano , † November 12, 1832 in Brera , Kingdom of Lombardy-Veneto ) was an Italian astronomer .

After primary school in Carigniano, he studied with the support of the Barnabites in Milan at the San Alessandro University . After studying physics , mathematics , philosophy and theology , he became a priest in 1775 .

Due to his great interest in astronomy , he became an employee at the Brera Observatory in 1776 , where he became assistant in 1778 and finally director in 1802.

Oriani was a long-time friend of Giuseppe Piazzi , the discoverer of the dwarf planet Ceres . They worked together on many astronomical projects for 37 years. In 1802 he was elected a foreign member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences . Since 1804 he was a corresponding member of the Académie des Sciences , since 1808 of the Bavarian , since 1812 of the Prussian Academy of Sciences and since 1823 Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh .

literature

Constantin von Wurzbach : Oriani, Barnabas . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 21st part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1870, pp. 96–98 ( digitized version ).
Pasquale Tucci: Oriani, Barnaba. In: Raffaele Romanelli (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 79: Nursio – Ottolini Visconti. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2013.

Web links

photos
Barnaba Oriani at Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
Wikisource
NN: Biographical notice of Professor Oriani Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 2 (1833), p. 148 (obituary, English)

Individual evidence

↑ Holger Krahnke: The members of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen 1751-2001 (= Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Philological-Historical Class. Volume 3, Vol. 246 = Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Mathematical-Physical Class. Episode 3, vol. 50). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-525-82516-1 , p. 183.
^ List of members since 1666: Letter O. Académie des sciences, accessed on January 29, 2020 (French).
^ Fellows Directory. Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. (PDF file) Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed March 26, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Oriani, Barnaba
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH	July 17, 1752
PLACE OF BIRTH	Carignano
DATE OF DEATH	November 12, 1832
Place of death	Brera , Kingdom of Lombardy-Veneto

[1] Holger Krahnke: The members of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen 1751-2001 (= Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Philological-Historical Class. Volume 3, Vol. 246 = Treatises of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen, Mathematical-Physical Class. Episode 3, vol. 50). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-525-82516-1 , p. 183.

[2] List of members since 1666: Letter O. Académie des sciences, accessed on January 29, 2020 (French).

[3] Fellows Directory. Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. (PDF file) Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed March 26, 2020 .