If you go the address you will find a picture of him and information about him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gottfried_Kirch
Gottfried Kirch was born in 1639.
Gottfried Kirch died in 1710.
Maria Winkelmann, his wife, actually discovered the comet in 1702. It was originally published as the Kirch Comet, where it was assumed that Gottfried made the discovery. Whether this was out of embarrassment at being bested by a female or personal gain is unknown. However, he gave credit of the discovery to Maria in 1710, but it was never named after her, as was normally the custom.
Women's role in the scientific revolution was minimal. Maria Winkelmann Kirch, wife of astronomer Gottfried Kirch, worked alongside the husband and made observations and calculations for the scientific revolution. Apparently, Kirch's three sister-in-laws were also engaged in scientific observations.
Rosane Kirch was born in 1976.
Leo Kirch died in 2011.
Leo Kirch was born in 1926.
Pat Kirch of The Maine is 18 years old.
Oliver Kirch was born on 1982-08-21.
John Kirch was born on January 7, 1952.
Maria Margarethe Kirch died on 1720-12-29.
Maria Margarethe Kirch was born on 1670-02-25.