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August Seydler

August Jan Bedřich Seydler (; 1 June 1849 – 22 June 1891) was a Czech astronomer and theoretical physicist. He was professor at Charles University in Prague and the founder of the Astronomical Institute of the university (1886).

Life

Seydler was born on 1 June 1849 in Žamberk, into a family of a commissioner of customs. He was a revered pedagogue and contributed significantly to astronomical studies, specifically, he elaborated sophisticated methods for the determination of orbits of minor planets. Appropriately, a minor planet is named after him.

Seydler died on 22 June 1891 in Prague and is buried at the Prague's Olšany Cemetery.

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