Heinrich Eduard von Lade
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Heinrich Eduard von Lade (February 24, 1817 – August 7, 1904) was a German
banker and amateur astronomer
.
He was born in Geisenheim
, located along the banks of the Rhine river, the son of a wine merchant. He worked as a banker and exporter in Hamburg
and Paris
, and by the age of 44 he had earned enough to retire.
In 1861 he built a private estate Monrepos in Geisenheim. There he dedicated himself to culturing fruit and wine
, and established a school at the site to teach the art. He also built an observatory
on the estate to pursue his interest in selenography
, or mapping the Moon.
He commissioned the construction of a lunar globe with one side in physical relief and the other with hashed relief and the crater names. This globe is now a very rare collector's item.
In 1901 he was elevated to nobility and became a baron
. He died in Geisenheim, which is still famous for its wine and the Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute
.
on the Moon
is named after him, as is the asteroid
340 Eduarda
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
banker and amateur astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
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He was born in Geisenheim
Geisenheim
Geisenheim is a town in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hessen, Germany, and is known as Weinstadt , Schulstadt , Domstadt and Lindenstadt ....
, located along the banks of the Rhine river, the son of a wine merchant. He worked as a banker and exporter in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, and by the age of 44 he had earned enough to retire.
In 1861 he built a private estate Monrepos in Geisenheim. There he dedicated himself to culturing fruit and wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
, and established a school at the site to teach the art. He also built an observatory
Observatory
An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geology, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed...
on the estate to pursue his interest in selenography
Selenography
Selenography is the study of the surface and physical features of the Moon. Historically, the principal concern of selenographists was the mapping and naming of the lunar maria, craters, mountain ranges, and other various features...
, or mapping the Moon.
He commissioned the construction of a lunar globe with one side in physical relief and the other with hashed relief and the crater names. This globe is now a very rare collector's item.
In 1901 he was elevated to nobility and became a baron
Baron
Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
. He died in Geisenheim, which is still famous for its wine and the Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute
Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute
The Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute was founded in 1872 and is located in Geisenheim, Rheingau, Germany. In 1876 professor Hermann Müller from Switzerland joined the institution, where he developed his namesake variety Müller-Thurgau , which became the most planted grape variety in Germany in...
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Honors
The crater LadeLade (crater)
Lade is the remains of a lunar crater that has been flooded by lava. To the north is the crater Godin, and in the south-southeast is the worn, lava-flooded Saunder....
on the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
is named after him, as is the asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
340 Eduarda
340 Eduarda
340 Eduarda is a typical Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Max Wolf on September 25, 1892 in Heidelberg....
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