Wilhelm Julius Foerster

Wilhelm Julius Foerster (16 December 1832 – 18 January 1921) was a German astronomer. Biography A native of Grünberg, Silesia, he studied at the University of Berlin and Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, and worked as Johann Franz Encke's assistant. In 1860, he co-discovered asteroid 62 Erato with Oskar Lesser, the first co-discovery on record. He became professor of astronomy at the University of Berlin in 1863.

In 1892, he assisted in the founding of the German Society for Ethical Culture (GSEC; ),