F.S. Archenhold

Here you stand before a bust created by Theo Balden in 1961. It honors the distinguished astronomer Friedrich Simon Archenhold, who lived from 1861 to 1939. This granite bust, at 0.51 meters tall, is a modest yet significant part of Berlin's memorial landscape. To the southwest, just 34 meters away, you can see the Archenhold Observatory, named after him, highlighting his important contributions to astronomy. Nearby, only 14 meters to the south, are the Stolpersteine Alt-Treptow, commemorating victims of the Nazi regime. This proximity enriches the memorial’s context within Berlin's historic environment.