Date of Birth | 21-May-1839 | |
Place of Birth |
Billeberga (Skåne County, Svalöv Municipality, Scania) |
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Nationality | Sweden | |
Also know as | Nils Christoffer Duner | |
Profession | Astronomer | |
Nils Christoffer Dunér was a Swedish astronomer. His parents were Nils Dunér and Petronella. Dunér received his doctorate from Lund University in 1862, was observer at the observatory there from 1864 and Professor of Astronomy at Uppsala University from 1888. He was awarded the Rumford Medal in 1892. The crater Dunér on the Moon is named after him. |
Awards by Nils Christoffer Dunér |
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Check all the awards nominated and won by Nils Christoffer Dunér. | ||
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