Viktor Knorre

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Viktor Knorre
Born
Viktor Karlovich Knorre

(1840-10-04)4 October 1840
Nikolayev, Russian Empire
Died25 August 1919(1919-08-25) (aged 78)
Berlin, Germany
OccupationAstronomer
Organization(s)University of Berlin, Berlin Observatory
Known forDiscovered Koronis and three other minor planets
ParentKarl Friedrich Knorre

Viktor Karlovich Knorre (

14339 Knorre was named in honor of the three generations of Knorre astronomers.[1]

Biography and family background

Knorre was born into a three-generation astronomer family.

University of Dorpat
. Victor Knorre's father,
Nikolayev Astronomical Observatory
starting in 1827.

Viktor was born the fifth of fifteen children in Nikolayev (now Mykolaiv, Ukraine). He moved to Berlin in 1862 to study astronomy[4] with Wilhelm Julius Foerster. He worked at Pulkovo Observatory in 1867 as an astronomical calculator[5] and then at Berlin Observatory, where his father moved circa 1871.

Astronomer

From 1873, he was observer at the Berlin Observatory. Knorre discovered four asteroids.[6] He did not teach students at the University of Berlin; instead he gave introductions into the use of the telescopes of the Observatory. In 1892 he was appointed Professor of Astronomy. Knorre took an interest in the improvement of astronomical equipment, and published papers on an improved equatorial telescope mount, referred to as the "Knorre & Heele" mount.[4]

Minor planets discovered: 4 [6]
158 Koronis 4 January 1876 MPC
215 Oenone 7 April 1880 MPC
238 Hypatia 1 July 1884 MPC
271 Penthesilea 13 October 1887 MPC

Chess master

Knorre was also known as a strong chess player, playing among others against Adolf Anderssen, Gustav Neumann and Johannes Zukertort. He took part in several chess tournaments during the 1860s.[7][8] According to the ChessMetrics site, He was ranked among top 50 players in the world at his peak.

In the Two Knights Defense the Knorre variation (ECO code C59) is named after him. It follows the main line of the Two Knights defense for the first ten moves, and is characterized by the moves 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. d4 Qc7 12. Bd2.[9] The Knorre variation of the Open defense in the Ruy Lopez, characterized by the move 6. Nc3, is also named after Knorre.[10]

This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves.

References

  1. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 14339 Knorre (1983 GU)" (2016-05-02 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  2. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0
    . Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "21knorre". Plicht.de. 1919-08-25. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
  4. ^ a b Pinigin, Gennady. "Abstract of The Astromonical Dynasty of Knorre, a paper given at JENAM 2008 astronomical conference in Vienna". University of Vienna. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
  5. ISBN 978-90-277-2652-0
    .
  6. ^ a b "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  7. ^ Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition Archived July 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
  8. ^ "Chessmetrics Player Profile: Victor Knorre".
  9. ^ "chess-ref.org: Two knights defence, Knorre variation (ECO: C59)".
  10. ^ "chess-ref.org: Ruy Lopez, Open, Knorre variation (ECO: C80)".

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