Hervé Auguste Étienne Albans Faye (1 October 1814 – 4 July 1902) was a French astronomer, born at Saint-Benoît-du-Sault (Indre) and educated at the École Polytechnique, which he left in 1834, before completing his course, to accept a position in the Paris Observatory to which he had been appointed on the recommendation of M. Arago. It was during his time at the École Polytechnique that he developed his interest in astronomy.
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Hervé Auguste Étienne Albans Faye 1 October 1814 Saint-Benoît-du-Sault, Indre France
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4 July 1902 (aged 87) Paris, France
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Zodiac | Libra |
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