Name Henrik Walbeck | Died 1823 | |
Henrik Johan Walbeck (1794-1822) was a Finnish geodesist and astronomer studying the size and figure of the Earth by means of grade measurement.
He was born on 11 October 1793 in Åbo. In 1817 he was made a corresponding member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He committed suicide on 23 October 1822, also in Åbo.
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