Birth of Johann Franz Encke
Birth of Johann Franz Encke
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Johann Franz Encke Biography and Timeline
Follow Johann Franz Encke through 9 dated historical records for Germany.
Johann Franz Encke, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1791–1865Years on this page
1791
1819
Comet Encke
Not recognized as a periodic comet until 1819 when its orbit was computed by Johann Franz Encke
1822
Seeberg Observatory
Appointed Director of the Seeberg observatory
1824
Royal Astronomical Society
Recipient of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
1825
Royal Society
Becomes a Fellow of the Royal Society
1835
Academy of Sciences
Appointed Secretary of the Academy of Sciences
1837
Encke Gap
Encke describes a broad variation in the brightness of the A Ring of Saturn. The Encke Gap was later named in honor of his observations of Saturns rings
Rings of Saturn
Encke describes a broad variation in the brightness of the A Ring of Saturn. The Encke Gap was later named in honor of his observations of Saturns rings
1865
Birth of Johann Franz Encke
Death of Johann Franz Encke
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.