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Carl Theodor Albrecht

German astronomer1843 to 1915

Wikidata names Karl Christian Bruhns and Wilhelm Scheibner as doctoral advisors. Linked to Wikidata, Mathematics Genealogy Project, and 5 other registers.

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Advisors on Wikidata2

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Karl Christian Bruhns
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Wilhelm Scheibner

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The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

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stated by WikidataKarl Christian Bruhnsstated by WikidataWilhelm Scheibner
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stated by WikidataCarl Gustav Jacob Jacobistated by WikidataJohann Franz Encke
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stated by WikidataCarl Friedrich Gaussstated by WikidataEnno Dirksen
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stated by WikidataBernhard Friedrich Thibautstated by WikidataJohann Friedrich Pfaffstated by WikidataJohann Tobias Mayer

Education and career4

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TU Dresden
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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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Kreuzschule
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Leipzig University
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At a glance

known as: astronomer, surveyor
awards: honorary doctor of the University of Stuttgart, Order of the Red Eagle 4th Class, 1889
member of: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, French Academy of Sciences, from 1910, Corps Altsachsen Dresden, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, from 1907
Wikipedia: in 13 languages

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stated by WikidataWikipediaCarl Theodor Albrecht
stated by WikidataWikidataQ75620
stated by WikidataVIAF13053951
stated by WikidataGND116284226
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stated by WikidataMathematics Genealogy Project167159

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@misc{academicancestry_Q75620,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Carl Theodor Albrecht: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q75620},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Carl Theodor Albrecht: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q75620