{{Short description|German banker and amateur astronomer}}
{{Short description|German banker and amateur astronomer}}
[[File:Von Lade.jpg|thumb|Heinrich Eduard von Lade]]
[[File:Von Lade.jpg|thumb|Heinrich Eduard von Lade]]
”’Heinrich Eduard von Lade”’ (24 February 1817 – 7 August 1904) was a German banker and amateur [[astronomer]].
”’Heinrich Eduard von Lade”’ (24 February 1817 7 August 1904) was a German banker and amateur [[astronomer]].
He was born in [[Geisenheim]], located along the banks of the [[Rhine river]], the son of a wine merchant. He worked as a banker and exporter in [[Hamburg]] and [[Paris]], and by the age of 44 he had earned enough to retire.
He was born in [[Geisenheim]], located along the banks of the [[Rhine ]], the son of a wine merchant. He worked as a banker and exporter in [[Hamburg]] and [[Paris]], and by the age of 44 he had earned enough to retire.
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In 1861 he built a private estate Monrepos in [[Geisenheim]]. There he dedicated himself to culturing fruit and [[wine]], and established a school at the site to teach the art. He also built an [[observatory]] on the estate to pursue his interest in [[selenography]], or mapping the [[Moon]].
In 1861 he built a private estate Monrepos in [[Geisenheim]]. There he dedicated himself to fruit and [[wine]] and established a school at the site to teach the art. He also built an [[observatory]] on the estate to pursue his interest in [[selenography]], or mapping the [[Moon]].
He commissioned the construction of a lunar globe with one side in physical relief and the other with hashed relief and the crater names. This globe is now a very rare collector’s item.
He commissioned the construction of a lunar globe with one side in physical relief and the other with hashed relief and the crater names. This globe is now a very rare collector’s item.
In 1901 he was elevated to nobility and became a [[baron]]. He died in Geisenheim, which is still famous for its wine and the [[Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute]].
In 1901 he was elevated to nobility and became a [[baron]]. He died in Geisenheim, which is still famous for its wine and the [[Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute]].
==Honors==
==Honors==
The crater [[Lade (crater)|Lade]] on the [[Moon]] is named after him, as is the [[asteroid]] [[340 Eduarda]].
The crater [[Lade (crater)|Lade]] on the [[Moon]] is named after him, as is the [[asteroid]] [[340 Eduarda]].
== Publications ==
”Illustrated Handbook of Pomology”
”Memoirs of My Life” (1888)
== References ==
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German banker and amateur astronomer
Heinrich Eduard von Lade (24 February 1817 – 7 August 1904) was a German banker and amateur astronomer.
He was born in Geisenheim, located along the banks of the Rhine River, and was the son of a wine merchant. He worked as a banker and exporter in Hamburg and Paris, and by the age of 44, he had earned enough to retire.[1]
In 1861, he built a private estate, Monrepos, in Geisenheim. There, he dedicated himself to cultivating fruit and wine and established a school at the site to teach the art. He also built an observatory on the estate to pursue his interest in selenography, or mapping the Moon.
He commissioned the construction of a lunar globe, with one side in physical relief and the other with hashed relief and the crater names. This globe is now a very rare collector’s item.
In 1901, he was elevated to the nobility and became a baron. He died in Geisenheim, which is still famous for its wine and the Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute.[1]
The crater Lade on the Moon is named after him, as is the asteroid 340 Eduarda.
Illustrated Handbook of Pomology
Memoirs of My Life (1888)
[http://www.blenders.se/ebay/me/planet/lade.html
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