Prosper Goldhofer
Prosper Goldhofer (born November 10, 1709 in Munich , † January 19, 1782 in Polling ) was a German astronomer , mathematician and Augustinian canon .
Life
After training at the Jesuit colleges in Ingolstadt and Munich, Goldhofer joined the Augustinian Canons of Polling in 1726 . He studied law, mathematics and history at the University of Ingolstadt . In 1733 he was ordained a priest. He then taught in Polling based on Newtonian mechanics , astronomy and mathematics. He belonged to the Pollingen school around Eusebius Amort and Franz Töpsl . Together with Töpsl he set up an observatory and a physical cabinet in Polling.
In 1759, the year it was founded, he was elected a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences . In the years 1763–1767 he edited the astronomical calendar published by the academy . Goldhofer wrote numerous, but unprinted scientific and historical works.
Honors
A street was named after him in the Munich district of Forstenried .
literature
- Winfried Müller : Goldhofer, Prosper. In: Karl Bosl (ed.): Bosls Bavarian biography. Pustet, Regensburg 1983, ISBN 3-7917-0792-2 , p. 264 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Works by and about Prosper Goldhofer in the German Digital Library
- Prosper Goldhofer at the Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goldhofer, Prosper |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German astronomer and mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1709 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1782 |
| Place of death | Polling (near Weilheim) |