François Folie
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François Folie (1833–1905) was a Belgian astronomer. He was the Administer at the University of Liège, director of the Institute of Astrophysics at the Cointe Observatory, and director of the Royal Observatory of Belgium.
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François Folie | |
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Born | (1833-12-11)11 December 1833 Venlo, Belgium later The Netherlands |
Died | 29 January 1905(1905-01-29) (aged 71) Belgium |
Alma mater | Université de Liège |
Occupation(s) | Astronomer Mathematician |
Spouse | Adelina Quinet |
Children | 11 including the author Franz Folie (known as Franz Ansel) |
Parent | Anselme-François-Joseph Folie |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomer |
Institutions | University of Liège Observatori Reial de Bèlgica (Uccle) |
Doctoral students | Marcel Dehalu Constantin Le Paige |
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