Urbain Le Verrier
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 148 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 11,1811 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Saint-Lo |
| France | |
| Date of died | September 23,1877 |
| Died | Paris |
| France | |
| Discovered | Neptune |
| Spouse | Marie Lucile Clotilde Choquet |
| Known for | Discovery of Neptune |
| Job | Astronomer |
| Mathematician | |
| Education | Lycée Louis-le-Grand |
| École Polytechnique | |
| Awards | Copley Medal |
| Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society | |
| Place of burial | Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
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| ID | 532675 |
Urbain Le Verrier Life story
Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier FRS HFRSE was a French astronomer and mathematician who specialized in celestial mechanics and is best known for predicting the existence and position of Neptune using only mathematics.