GOLDSCHMIDT, HERMANN German painter and astronomer, was the son of a Jewish merchant, and was born at Frankfort on June 17, 1802. He settled in Paris, where he painted a number of pictures. Between 1852 and 1861 he discovered 14 asteroids between Mars and Jupiter. His solar observations, made during the total eclipse on July io, 186o, are included in the work of Madler on the eclipse, published in 1861. Goldschmidt died at Fontainebleau on Aug. 26, 1866.