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Heinrich W.M. Olbers

Arbergen near Bremen 1758 - Bremen 1840
German physician and astronomer, discoverer of the asteroids Pallas Athena and Vesta
(Wikipedia)

Carl Steinhäuser
1848

Description

Marble statue with on the four sides of the pedestal an astronomer with telescope, a physician with patient, Pallas Athene and Vesta.

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Inscription(s)

H.W.M. OLBERS
geb. 11. Octb. 1758.
gest. 2. März 1840.

Signature

c. steinhauser. roma 1848.

renoviert 1985 / die sparkasse in bremen / ihrem ersten sparer

Sculptor

Carl Steinhäuser (Bremen 1813 - Karlsruhe 1879), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Liste von Denkmälern von Mathematikern, Naturwissenschaftlern, Medizinern und Technikern.

Location (N 53°4'27" - E 8°48'49")

Item Code: dehb003; Photograph: 2 September 2006 / updated: 3 March 2011
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