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2 unusual facts about Karl Friedrich Knorre


Karl Friedrich Knorre

Knorre had fifteen children who survived infancy, of which the best known was his fifth son, the astronomer Viktor Knorre.

The family had taken refuge with Knorre's uncle, Karl August Senff, a professor of painting at the university and with his help, Knorre was able to enter into a course of study there at the age of 15.



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