August Seydler

August Jan Bedřich Seydler (German: August Johann Friedrich Seydler; 1 June 1849 – 22 June 1891) was a Czech astronomer and theoretical physicist. He was professor at Charles University in Prague and the founder of the Astronomical Institute of the university (1886).

Life

Seydler was born on 1 June 1849 in Žamberk, into a family of a commissioner of customs.[1] He was a revered pedagogue and contributed significantly to astronomical studies, specifically, he elaborated sophisticated methods for the determination of orbits of minor planets. Appropriately, a minor planet is named after him.

Seydler died on 22 June 1891 in Prague and is buried at the Prague's Olšany Cemetery.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Putování po hrobech slavných matematiků, fyziků, astronomů X: Olšanské hřbitovy počtvrté". matfyz.cz (in Czech). 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
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