Astronomen Torvald Køhl - Odder, Danmark
N 55° 58.390 E 010° 09.136
32U E 571912 N 6203692
Gravsten over Torvald Heinrich Johan Køhl, lærer og amatør-astronom i Odder.
Waymark Code: WM13Y07
Location: Region Midtjylland, Denmark
Date Posted: 03/10/2021
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Torvald Heinrich Johan Køhl (født 7. oktober 1852 i København, død 19. marts 1931 i Odder) var en dansk amatørastronom og skoleforstander.
Torvald Køhl havde en læreruddannelse og blev forstander på en skole i Odder. Han var meget interesseret i astrologi og skrev flere bøger om emnet. Han byggede også et observatorium ved sit hus.
På hans gravsten er der en stjernekikkert.
Torvald Heinrich Johan Køhl (born October 7, 1852 in Copenhagen, died March 19, 1931 in Odder) was a Danish amateur astronomer and school principal.
Torvald Køhl had a teacher education and became headmaster at a school in Odder. He was very interested in astrology and wrote several books on the subject. He also built an observatory by his house.
On his tombstone is a telescope.
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