who was johann Bode and what was his education, the nature of his work, and why was it important? did it change anything about how we actually understand the universe? can he even be considered an Astronomer?

j ohann Elert Bode (German: [ˈboːdə]; 19 January 1747 - 23 November 1826) was a German astronomer known for his reformulation and popularisation of the Titius-Bode law. Bode determined the orbit of Uranus and suggested the planet's name. As a youth, he suffered from a serious eye disease which particularly damaged his right eye; he continued to have trouble with his eyes throughout his life. His early promise in mathematics brought him to the attention of Johann Georg Büsch, who allowed Bode to use his own library for study. He began his career with the publication of a short work on the solar eclipse of 5 August 1766. This was followed by an elementary treatise on astronomy. yes he can be considered as a astronomer

"mers, Johann Schroeter and Johann Bode ... Clifford J. Cunningham did his Ph. D work in the history of astronomy at James tal secret of the universe. He ... geometric figures, without which it is humanly impossible to understand a single ... down to our own, and that he fitted to the nature of those solids, the number of the things he did.