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German astronomer
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12 August 1862(Niederschönhausen, Pankow, Berlin, Germany)
Death:
6 September 1939(Freiburg im Breisgau, Freiburg Government Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
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Biography
Otto Rudolf Martin Brendel (12 August 1862 – 6 September 1939) was a German astronomer. Born in Berlin-Niederschönhausen, he obtained the first successful photograph of the aurora borealis at Bossekop in northern Norway in 1892. He died in Freiburg.
The asteroid 761 Brendelia is named after Brendel.