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Maria Margaretha Kirch (née Winckelmann, in historic sources named Maria Margaretha Kirchin; 25 February 1670 – 29 December 1720) was a German astronomer. She was one of the first famous astronomers of her period due to her writing on the conjunction of the sun with Saturn , Venus , and Jupiter in 1709 and 1712 respectively.
The most famous female astronomer in Germany was Maria Winkelmann. She was educated by her father and uncle and received training in astronomy from a nearby self-taught astronomer. Her chance to be a practising astronomer came when she married Gottfried Kirch, Prussia's foremost astronomer.
Via Arnold he met his second wife Maria Margaretha Winkelmann (1670–1720), who had learnt astronomy from self-study and from Arnold. While jointly observing the comet of 1702, they discovered the globular cluster M 5 (5 May 1702).
Maria Grazia Davino is an Italian automotive executive and was managing director of Stellantis UK until 18 October 2024. [1] From December 2024 she became regional managing director for Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Austria and Czech Republic for the Chinese car manufacturer BYD [ 2 ]
Winkelmann or Winkelman is a German and Jewish surname that referred to someone who either lived at a corner or owned a shop there. [1] It is the surname of: Anton Winkelmann (born 2003), German canoeist; Christian Herman Winkelmann, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita (1939–1946) Eduard Winkelmann (1838–1896), German historian
C/1702 H1, also known as the "Comet of 1702", is a comet discovered by Maria Margaretha Kirch in Germany on April 20, 1702. 1702 apparition
Franz Nieweg, Klaus Rahe, Maria Winkelmann: Gesmold Gestern und Heute. In Bildern-Berichten-Gedichten, Heimatverein Gesmold 1986. Andreas Loheide: Die St. Petrus Kirche Gesmold und Leitfaden Gemeindepastoral St. Petrus Gesmold, Gesmold 1993. Bernard Meyer: Gesmold - In alten Bildern, Heimatverein Gesmold 1995.
Muldaur was born in Greenwich Village, New York City, where she attended Hunter College High School. [3]Muldaur cites as early musical influences classic country music by Kitty Wells, Hank Williams, Hank Snow, Hank Thompson, Ernest Tubb, and Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys; early rhythm and blues artists like Chuck Willis, Little Richard, Ruth Brown, Fats Domino, and Muddy Waters; Alan Freed ...