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Maximilian Hell
1792Apr, 14

Maximilian Hell

Maximilian Hell, Slovak-Hungarian astronomer and priest (b. 1720)
Maximilian Hell (Hungarian: Hell Miksa) (born Rudolf Maximilian Höll; May 15, 1720 – April 14, 1792) was an astronomer and an ordained Jesuit priest from the Kingdom of Hungary.

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