Benjamin Jekhowsky

French astronomer (1881–1975)
Person human Q722365

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
1881, July 21, 1881[2][6]
Date of death
March 20, 1975
Place of birth
Saint Petersburg
Place of death
Encausse-les-Thermes
Occupation
astronomer
Field of work
astronomy[12]
Child
Benjamin de Jekhowsky[7]
Doctoral advisor
Paul Appell[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[19]
Different from
Benjamin de Jekhowsky[21]
Family name
Jekhowsky[17]
Given name
Benjamin[18]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[22]
Name in native language
Benjamin Jekhowsky[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Benjamin Jekhowsky en Jekhovsky, B. de Beniamin Pawlowitsch Schechowski de B. Jekhovsky de Schechowski de Beniamin Schechowski de Benjamin de Jekhowsky es Benjamin de Jekhowsky es B Jekhovsky es B. Jekhovsky fr Benjamin de Jekhowsky fr B. Jekhovsky it Veniamin Pavlovič Žechovskij it Benjamin de Jekhowsky it Veniamin Pavlovic Zechovskij ja ヴェニアミン・ジェコフスキー nl Вениамин Павлович Жеховский nl Жеховский Вениамин Павлович pl Benjamin Żechowski ro Veniamin Jehovski
🔖 Identifiers · 14
VIAF cluster ID
66469110, 196716212
Library of Congress authority ID
no2020034762
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Jekhovsky.jpg ↗
AstroGen ID
26532
Babelio author ID
163409
Freebase ID
/m/02xk_f
IdRef ID
132047535
MR Author ID
470379
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
293047
NUKAT ID
n2019069050
Open Library ID
OL1726719A
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Prabook ID
2463455
ZbMATH author ID
jekhowsky.benjamin

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Employer 1
Field of work 1
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Place of birth 1
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Summary

Born in Saint Petersburg[1], he… he was born on January 1, 1881[2]. He died in Encausse-les-Thermes[3]. He died on March 20, 1975[4]. He worked as an astronomer[5].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of 1181 Lilith[23], an asteroid[24].

FAQs

Where was Benjamin Jekhowsky born?

Benjamin Jekhowsky was born in Saint Petersburg[1].

Where did Benjamin Jekhowsky die?

Benjamin Jekhowsky died in Encausse-les-Thermes[3].

What did Benjamin Jekhowsky do for work?

Benjamin Jekhowsky worked as astronomer[5].

Where did Benjamin Jekhowsky go to school?

Benjamin Jekhowsky was educated at Lomonosov Moscow State University[14].

What did Benjamin Jekhowsky discover?

Benjamin Jekhowsky is credited as discoverer of 1181 Lilith[23].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fr', 'hy', 'it', 'ja', 'lb', 'nds',
    Date of birth → +1881-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1881-07-21T00:00:00Z
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    Place of death → Encausse-les-Thermes
    Languages spoken, written or signed → French
    Given name → Benjamin
    VIAF cluster ID → 66469110, 196716212
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