Society in April 1798. The lunar crater Schröter and the Martian crater Schroeter are named after him, as is Vallis Schröteri (Schröter's Valley) on the Moon. See also List of largest optical telescopes in the 18th century References External links Biography at the University of Bremen's Olbers Planetarium website 1745 births 1816 deaths Scientists from Erfurt 18th-century German astronomers Selenographers University of Göttingen alumni Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Fellows of the Royal Society Corresponding members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences 19th-century German astronomers