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348May Named possibly in honor of the contemporal German writer Karl May (1842–1912), well-known for his ma
537Pauly Named in memory of Max Pauly (1849–1917) of the Jena Carl Zeiss optical works. The genial Pauly was
734Benda Named in honor of Anna Benda, second wife of the discoverer, which he married in 1902. (M. G. Firnei
775Lumiere Named in honor of Auguste Lumière (1862–1954) and his brother Louis Lumière (1864–1948), noted Frenc
782Montefiore Probably named in honor of the wife of Alphonse Mayer Rothschild (1878–1942), the second son of Baro
876Scott This name had been attributed erroneously to the British polar explorer Robert Fulcon Scott in earli
903Nealley Named in honor of the New York amateur astronomer Nealley who supported the edition of the Wolf-Pali
941Murray Named in honor of the family of the American professor Gilbert Murray (1866–1957) who helped Austria
955Alstede Named in honor of Mrs. Lina Alstede Reinmuth, wife of the discoverer. (H 92) Mrs. Reinmuth is also h
992Swasey Named in honor of the optician Dr. Swasey of the Warner and Swasey Works who built the 82-inch refle
1005Arago Named in honor of Françcois Arago (1786–1853), since 1843 director of the Paris Observatory, life-se
1024Hale Named in honor of George Ellery Hale (1868–1938), founder and first director of Yerkes and Mt. Wilso
1167Dubiago This planet is named in honor of the late Prof. Alexander D. Dubiago (1903–1959), an eminent astrono
1211Bressole Named in honor of a nephew of the discoverer. (H 112)
1215Boyer Named in honor of Louis Boyer, astronomer at the Algiers Observatory and later at the Nice Observato
1255Schilowa Named in honor of M. W. Schilowa (1870–1934), astronomer and orbit computer at the Pulkovo Observato
1257Mora Named in honor of the Hungarian astronomer Károly Móra (1899–1938). (H 116; I. van Houten-Groeneveld
1365Henyey Named in honor of Dr. Louis G. Henyey {1910–1970}, late professor of astronomy at the University of
1413Roucarie Named in honor of the mother of the discoverer. (H 128)
1441Bolyai Name proposed by the discoverer in honor of Farkas Wolfgang Bolyai (1775–1856), a Hungarian astronom
1476Cox Named in honor of Jacques Cox (1898–1972), professor of astronomy at the University of Brussels. He
1487Boda Named in honor of the German astronomer Karl Boda {1889–1942} who at the Frankfurt Planeten-Institut
1511Dalera Named in honor of Paul Daléra, a friend of the discoverer. (H 135)
1515Perrotin Named in memory of Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin (1845–1904), the first director of the Nice Observ
1516Henry Named in memory of the brothers Paul Pierre Henry (1848–1905) and Prosper Matthieu Henry (1849–1903)
1538DetreNamed in memory of Laszlo Detre (1906-1974), Hungarian astronomer well known for his work on variabl
1543Bourgeois Named in honor of Paul E.-E. Bourgeois {1898–1974}, late director of the Royal Observatory of Belgiu
1546IzsakNamed in memory of Imre Izsak (1929-1965), Hungarian-born astronomer and celestial mechanician, who
1553Bauersfelda This planet is named in honor of Prof. Dr.Ing. W. Bauersfeld {1879–1959} on the occasion of his 75th
1561Fricke Named in honor of Walter Ernst Fricke {1915–1988}, Director of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut in
1562Gondolatsch Named in honor of Friedrich Gondolatsch {1904– }, astronomer at the Heidelberg Rechen-Institut since
1565Lemaitre Named in honor of Canon Georges Lemaître (1894–1966), professor of astronomy and celestial mechanics
1571Cesco Named in memory of Ronaldo P. Cesco, a former director of the La Plata Observatory, an outstanding m
1574Meyer Named in honor of M. Georges Meyer {1894– }, director of the Algiers Observatory. (M 837)
1576Fabiola This planet is named in honor of H. M. Fabiola {1928– }, Queen of the Belgians. (M 2116)
1577Reiss Named in honor of Guy Reiss (1904-1964), astronomer at the Algiers Observatory and later at Nice, di
1579Herrick Named in honor of Samuel Herrick (1911–1974), well-known for his many contributions to celestial mec
1586Thiele Named in memory of Thorvald Nicolai Thiele (1838–1910), sometime director of the Copenhagen Observat
1587Kahrstedt Named in memory of Albrecht Kahrstedt (1897–1971), on the staff of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institu
1591Baize This planet is named in honor of Dr. Paul Baize {1901–1995} of Paris who {was} a practicing physicia
1594Danjon Named in honor of Prof. André Danjon {1890–1967}, Director of the Paris Observatory, and former pres
1596ItzigsohnNamed by the La Plata Observatory in memory of Miguel Itzigsohn, some time professor of spherical an
1597Laugier Named in memory of Margueritte Laugier (1896–1976), astronomer at the Nice Observatory and discovere
1598Paloque Named in honor of E. Paloque, Director of the Observatory of Toulouse. (M 1221) Name assigned by the
1601Patry Named in honor of André Patry {1902–1960}, astronomer at the Nice Observatory, especially distinguis
1604TombaughNamed by the Lowell Observatory for Clyde W. Tombaugh, the discoverer of Pluto, on the occasion of a
1608MunozNamed in memory of F. A. Munoz, an assistant in the department of extra-meridian astronomy at the La
1611Beyer This planet is named by the discoverer in honor of Dr. h.c. Max Beyer {1894–1982}, astronomer at the
1613Smiley Named in honor of Charles Hugh Smiley {1903–1977}, interested mainly in orbit computations by Leusch
1615Bardwell Named in honor of Conrad M. Bardwell {1926– }, research associate in the Minor Planet Center at the
1616Filipoff Named in memory of Lionel Filipoff (1893–1940), astronomer at the Algiers Observatory and later at P
1624Rabe Named in memory of Eugene Rabe (1911–1974), on the staff of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut from
1628Strobel Named in honor of Willi Strobel {1909–1988}, at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut since 1938 and au
1630Milet Named in honor of Bernard Milet, astronomer at the Nice Observatory who conducts a large program of
1635Bohrmann Named in honor of Alfred Bohrmann (1904–2000), at the Königstuhl Observatory from 1924 to 1969. Well
1636Porter Named for the U.S. astronomer Jermain Gildersleeve Porter (1852–1933), Director of the Cincinnati Ob
1637Swings Named in honor of Pol Swings {1906–1983}, president of the I.A.U. during 1964–1967. He has contribut
1639Bower Named in honor of Ernest Clare Bower who worked intensively on the Laplacian method of orbit computa
1642Hill Named in memory of George William Hill (1838–1914), American celestial mechanician whose works inclu
1645Waterfield Named in honor of Reginald Lawson Waterfield {1900–1986}, for many years a hemotologist at Guy’s Hos
1649Fabre Named in honor of Hervé Fabre {1905–1995}, astronomer at the Nice Observatory and author of numerous
1650Heckmann Named in honor of Otto Heckmann {1901–1983}, Director of the Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory from 1941
1651BehrensNamed in memory of Johann Gerhard Behrens (1889-1978), pastor at Detern, well known for his orbit co
1654Bojeva This planet is named in honor of Dr. Nina Fedorovna Bojeva (1890–1956) who was a valuable member of
1657Roemera Named by the discoverer in honor of Dr. Elizabeth Roemer {1929– }, U.S. Naval Observatory, in apprec
1658Innes Named in honor of R. T. A. nnes (1861–1933), first Director of the Republic Observatory (originally
1660Wood Named in honor of H. E. Wood (1881–1946), second Director of the Republic (then Union) Observatory (
1662Hoffmann Named for Irmtraud Hoffmann who is the daughter-in-law of the discoverer. (M 2901)
1663van den Bos Named in honor of W. H. van den Bos {1896–1974}, Director of the Republic (then Union) Observatory f
1666van Gent This planet is named in honor of the late Dr. H. van Gent {1900–1947}, who was a Leiden observer in
1667Pels This planet is named in honor of the late Mr. G. Pels {1893–1966}, a life long member of the scienti
1670Minnaert Named in honor of the late Prof. Marcel G. J. Minnaert {1893–1970}, who was Director of the Utrecht
1673van Houten Named by the discoverer in honor of Cornelis Johannes van Houten (1920–2002), who is an astronomer a
1674Groeneveld Named by the discoverer in honor of I. van Houten-Groeneveld, who is an astronomer at the Leiden Obs
1681SteinmetzNamed in memory of Julius Steinmetz (1893-1965), pastor at Gerolfingen; orbit computer. Name propos
1688WilkensNamed in memory of Alexander Wilkens, researcher in many branches of astronomy, most notably celesti
1690MayrhoferNamed in honor of Karl Mayrhofer, Austrian astronomer, currently living at Ried im Innkreis, well kn
1691Oort Named in honor of Jan Hendrik Oort {1900–1992}, director of the Leiden Observatory 1945–1970, former
1692Subbotina This planet is named in honor of the late Prof. Mikhail F. Subbotin (1893–1966) who was Director of
1694Kaiser Named in honor of the late Prof. Frederick Kaiser {1808–1872}, who was Director of the Leiden Observ
1703Barry Named for Roger Barry (1752–1813), who became an astronomer at the Mannheim Observatory in 1788. The
1704Wachmann Named in honor of Arno Arthur Wachmann {1902–1990}, an astronomer at Hamburg-Bergedorf since 1927. H
1706Dieckvoss Named in honor of Wilhelm Dieckvoss {1908–1982}, Hamburg-Bergedorf astronomer since 1935 who has wor
1708PolitNamed in memory of Isidre Polit (1880-1958), second director of the astronomical section of the Fabr
1710GothardNamed in memory of Jeno Gothard (1857-1909), a Hungarian astronomer who discovered the central star
1713Bancilhon Named in honor of Madame Alfred Schmitt, née Odette Bancilhon, astronomer at the Algiers and later t
1721Wells Named for Herman B. Wells, president of Indiana University for 25 years from 1937 to 1962. Following
1722Goffin Named in honor of the Belgian amateur astronomer Edwin Goffin, who has made extensive computations i
1726Hoffmeister Named in memory of Cuno Hoffmeister (1892–1968), founder and later director of the Sonneberg {see pl
1728Goethe Link Named in honor of Dr. Goethe Link, eminent surgeon of Indianapolis, Indiana, enthusiastic amateur as
1731Smuts Field-marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts {1870–1950}, a distinguished South African under whom the discove
1738Oosterhoff Named in memory of P. Th. Oosterhoff (1904–1978), professor of astronomy at Leiden University from 1
1739Meyermann Named in memory of Bruno Meyermann (1876–1963), who spent most of his life as a classical astronomer
1741Giclas Named for Henry L. Giclas {1910– }, longtime staff member of the Lowell Observatory, who has had the
1742Schaifers Named in honor of Karl Schaifers {1921– }, astronomer on the Heidelberg-Königstuhl staff, editor of
1743Schmidt Named in honor of Bernhard Schmidt (1879–1935), the inventor of the Schmidt telescope. (M 3086) This
1747Wright Named in memory of William H. Wright (1871–1959), a pioneer in astrophysics who was on the Lick Obse
1750Eckert Named in memory of Wallace J. Eckert (1902–1971), Director of the U.S. Nautical Almanac Office from
1751Herget Named in honor of Paul Herget {1908–1981}, Director of the Cincinnati Observatory and distinguished
1752van HerkNamed in honor of G. van Herk, former staff member of the Leiden Observatory and a well-known author
1755Lorbach Named in honor of Anne Lorbach Herget, assistant at the Cincinnati Observatory since 1962 and wife o
1756Giacobini Named in memory of Michel Giacobini (1873–1938), astronomer at the Nice Observatory who discovered 1
1759Kienle Named in memory of Hans Kienle (1895–1975), an astrophysicist, who served as Director of several Ger
1761Edmondson Named in honor of Prof. Frank K. Edmondson {1912– }, chairman of the Astronomy Department of Indiana
1762Russell Named in honor of Henry Norris Russell {1877–1957}, one of the world’s most distinguished astronomer
1763Williams Named in honor of K. P. Williams, professor of mathematics at Indiana University (1909–58). He was k
1764Cogshall Named in honor of W. A. Cogshall, professor of astronomy at Indiana University (1900–44). He was kno
1765Wrubel Named in honor of Marshal H. Wrubel, faculty member at Indiana University (1950–68) and university p
1766Slipher Named in honor of Vesto Melvin Slipher {1876–1969} and E. C. Slipher {1883–1964}, graduates of India
1767Lampland Named in honor of C. O. Lampland {1873–1951}, a graduate of Indiana University in 1902. His best kno
1770Schlesinger Named in memory of Frank Schlesinger (1871–1943), Director of the Allegheny Observatory from 1905 to
1777Gehrels Named in honor of Tom Gehrels {1925– }, staff member of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at Tucson
1778Alfven Named in honor of Nobel prize winner Hannes Alfvén {1908–1995} {1970, together with L. E. N. Néel},
1780Kippes This name is bestowed by the Minor Planet Center in honor of Pastor Otto Kippes {1905–1994}, an inst
1781Van Biesbroeck Named for Georges Van Biesbroeck {1880–1974} in recognition of, and appreciation for, many years of
1782Schneller Named in memory of Heribert Schneller (1901–1967), a prolific observer of variable stars, who worked
1783AlbitskijNamed in memory of Vladimir Aleksandrovich Albitskij (1891-1952), head of the Simeis department of t
1785Wurm Named in memory of Karl Wurm (1899–1975), who is well-known for his work on interstellar matter and
1788Kiess Named for Carl C. Kiess, a graduate of Indiana University (AB 1910, Honorary D.Sc. 1963). Dr. Kiess
1794Finsen Named in honor of W. S. Finsen {1905–1979}, Director of the Republic Observatory from 1957 to 1965.
1795Woltjer Named in honor of Dr. Jan J. Woltjer Jr. {1891–1946}, who was assistant professor at the Leiden Obse
1797Schaumasse Named in memory of Alexandre Schaumasse (1882–1958), astronomer at the Nice Observatory who discover
1798Watts Named for Chester B. Watts {1889–1971}, a graduate of Indiana University (AB 1915, Honorary D.Sc. 19
1799Koussevitzky Named in honor of Serge Koussevitzky, distinguished conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra durin
1800Aguilar Named in memory of Eng. Felix Aguilar {1884–1943}, former director of the La Plata Observatory, foun
1811Bruwer Named in honor of Jacobus Albertus Bruwer {1915– }, former staff member of the South African Astrono
1820Lohmann Named in honor of Werner Lohmann {1911–1983}, astronomer at Heidelberg, who worked at the Königstuhl
1822Waterman Named to honor the memory of Alan T. Waterman {1892–1967}, first director of the U.S. National Scien
1823Gliese Named in honor of Wilhelm Gliese {1915–1993}, an astronomer at the Rechen-Institut since 1943, who i
1824Haworth Named in honor of Leland J. Haworth, a graduate of Indiana University and second director of the Nat
1825Klare Named in honor of Gerhard Klare {1932– }, an observing astronomer at Heidelberg-Königstuhl Observato
1826Miller Named in honor of John A. Miller, founder of the Astronomy Department at Indiana University and firs
1827Atkinson Named in honor of Robert d’Escourt Atkinson {1898–1982}, noted for his contributions to fundamental
1829Dawson Named in memory of Bernhard H. Dawson (1890–1960), a U.S.-born astronomer who worked at the La Plata
1834Palach Named in memory of the Czech student of philosophy Jan Palach, who burned himself to death on 1969 J
1840Hus Named in honor of Jan Hus (1372–1415), Czech religious and linguistic reformer, rector of Charles Un
1841Masaryk Named in honor of Thomas G. Masaryk (1850–1937), Czechoslovak statesman and philosopher, known for h
1847Stobbe Named in honor of Joachim Otto Stobbe (1900–1943), astronomer at the Hamburg-Bergedorf Observatory d
1848Delvaux Named in honor of the sister-in-law of Uccle astronomer G. Roland. (M 6832)
1849Kresak Named in honor of Luboš Kresák {1927–1994}, astronomer at the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratisla
1851Lacroute Named in honor of Pierre Lacroute {1906–1993}, well-known French astrometrist who made an independen
1852CarpenterNamed in memory of Edwin F. Carpenter (1898-1963), second director of the Steward Observatory and a
1853McElroyNamed in honor of William David McElroy, distinguished biologist and biochemist, chairman of the bio
1875Neruda Named in memory of Jan Neruda (1834–1891), Czech lyric poet, novelist and journalist. He published s
1880McCrosky Named in honor of Richard E. McCrosky {1924– }, in appreciation of his role in the recovery of (1862
1886Lowell Named in honor of Percival Lowell {1855–1916}, the founder, director and endower of Lowell Observato
1894Haffner Named in honor of the German astronomer Hans Haffner (1912–1977), who worked in Göttingen from 1941
1895Larink Named in honor of the German astronomer Johannes Larink (1893–1988), who worked at the Hamburg Obser
1896Beer Named in honor of the astronomer Arthur Beer {1900–1980}, born in Bohemia in 1900, who worked at the
1897Hind Named in honor of John Russell Hind (1823–1895), discoverer of (7) Iris, (8) Flora and eight other m
1898Cowell Named in honor of Philip Herbert Cowell (1870–1949), superintendent of the British Nautical Almanac
1899Crommelin Named in honor of Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin (1865–1939), who worked and wrote extensivel
1906Naef Named in memory of Robert A. Naef (1907–1975) of Zurich, an ardent amateur astronomer, who since 194
1913Sekanina Named in honor of Zdenek Sekanina {1936– }, an astronomer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astr
1919Clemence Named in memory of Gerald M. Clemence (1908–1974), Director of the U.S. Nautical Almanac Office from
1920Sarmiento Named for Domingo F. Sarmiento, president of Argentina between 1868 and 1874 who promoted education,
1925Franklin-Adams Named in memory of John Franklin-Adams (1843–1912), the British amateur astronomer who acquired and
1926Demiddelaer Named in honor of the family of Mireille Demiddelaer, granddaughter of the discoverer. (M 8402)
1931Capek Named in memory of Karel Čapek (1890–1938), Czech dramatist and novelist, best known for his allegor
1932Jansky Named for Karl Guthe Jansky (1905–1950), the father of radio astronomy, the research engineer at Bel
1934Jeffers Named in honor of Hamilton M. Jeffers {1893–1976}, an astronomer on the staff of the Lick Observator
1945Wesselink Named in honor of A. J. Wesselink {1909–1995}, astronomer at the Leiden, Radcliffe and Yale Observat
1946Walraven Named in honor of Th. Walraven {1916– }, retired professor of astronomy at the University of Leiden
1950Wempe Named in honor of Johann Wempe {1906–1980}, astronomer at the Astrophysical Observatory in Potsdam s
1951Lick Named in honor of James Lick (1796–1876) the founder of the Lick Observatory of the University of Ca
1952HesburghNamed in honor of the Very Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President of the University of Not
1954KukarkinNamed in memory of Boris Vasil'evich Kukarkin (1909-1977), professor of stellar astronomy and astrom
1955McMathNamed in memory of Robert R. McMath (1891-1962), astronomer, engineer and businessman. Co-donor of
1960Guisan Named in memory of Henri Guisan (1874–1960), the general of the Swiss army from 1939 to 1945. His in
1961Dufour Named in memory of Henri Dufour (1787–1875), citizen of Geneva, who as a general in 1847 swiftly and
1962Dunant Named in memory of Henri Dunant (1828–1910), citizen of Geneva, and founder of the Red Cross. (M 415
1964LuytenNamed in honor of Willem Jacob Luyten, emeritus professor of astronomy at the University of Minnesot
1965van de KampNamed in honor of Peter van de Kamp, director of Sproul Observatory from 1937 until 1972, well known
1967Menzel Named in honor of Donald Howard Menzel (1901–1976), Harvard astronomer since 1932 and director of th
1968Mehltretter Named in honor of Johannes Peter Mehltretter {1934–1982}, who became a solar astronomer at the Fraun
1982Cline Named to honor the memory of a friend, Edwin Lee Cline. Cline was a distinguished inventor in the au
1983Bok Named for Bart J. {1906–1983} and Priscilla F. Bok {1896–1975}. This is the first minor planet disco
1985Hopmann Named in memory of Josef Hopmann (1890–1975), the former director of the Universitäts-Sternwarte in
1986Plaut Named in honor of Lukas Plaut (1910–1984), Dutch astronomer, who worked at the Leiden Observatory fr
1987KaplanNamed in memory of Samuil Aronovich Kaplan (1921-1978), head of the astrophysics department at the L
1990Pilcher Named in honor of Frederick Pilcher, associate professor of physics at Illinois College, Jacksonvill
1994ShaneNamed in honor of C. D. Shane, the second president of AURA (1958-1962). He played a major role in t
1996Adams Named in memory of John Couch Adams (1819–1892), the British mathematical astronomer who predicted t
1997Leverrier Named in memory of Urbain Joseph Le Verrier (1811–1877), the French mathematical astronomer who pred
2007McCuskey Named in memory of Sidney W. McCuskey (1907–1979), director of the Warner and Swasey Observatory dur
2016Heinemann Named in memory of Karl Heinemann (1898–1970), astronomer at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut from
2017Wesson Named in honor of Mary Joan Wesson Bardwell, wife of Conrad M. Bardwell {see planet  (1615)}. The la
2019van Albada Named in memory of G. B. van Albada (1911–1972), Dutch astronomer, director of the Bosscha Observato
2021Poincare Named in honor of Henri Poincaré (1854–1912), distinguished French mathematician and celestial mecha
2024McLaughlin Named in memory of Dean Benjamin McLaughlin (1901–1965), astronomical spectroscopist and geologist a
2026Cottrell Named in memory of Frederick Gardner Cottrell in the centennial year of his birth. Cottrell organize
2034BernoulliNamed for the great dynasty of mathematicians of Basel, notably Jakob (1654-1705), founder of the ca
2035Stearns Named in memory of Carl Leo Stearns (1892–1972), Fisk professor of astronomy at Wesleyan University
2040Chalonge Named in honor of Daniel Chalonge (1895–1977), astronome titulaire at the Paris Observatory, a co-fo
2043OrtutayNamed in memory of Gyula Ortutay, a professor of ethnography and a Hungarian cultural leader who pat
2050Francis Named by the discoverer in honor of her parents, Fred and Kay Francis. (M 4359)
2058RokaNamed in memory of Gedeon Roka, a well-known popularizer of astronomy in Hungary for three decades.
2064Thomsen Named in memory of Ivan Leslie Thomsen (1910–1969), director of the Carter Observatory, Wellington,
2065Spicer Named in memory of Edward H. Spicer (1906–1983), professor of anthropology at the University of Ariz
2070Humason Named in memory of Milton L. Humason (1891–1972), who provided all the larger redshifts in the Hubbl
2079Jacchia Named in honor of Luigi Giuseppe Jacchia {1911–1996}, research associate at the Harvard College Obse
2086Newell Named in memory of Homer E. Newell (1915–1983), one of the most important organizers of the U.S. spa
2097Galle Named in memory of Johann Gottfried Galle (1812–1910), famous German astronomer who in 1846 discover
2106Hugo Named for the celebrated French writer Victor Hugo (1802–1885). (M 6833) Name proposed by J. Meeus.
2109Dhotel Named in honor of André d’Hotel, recipient of the 1974 “Grand Prix de Littérature de l’Académie Fran
2119SchwallNamed in memory of August Schwall (1877-1947), mechanician at the Heidelberg-Konigstuhl Observatory
2124NissenNamed in memory of Juan Jose Nissen (1901-1978), first director of the Felix Aguilar Observatory, pr
2128Wetherill Named in honor of George W. Wetherill {1925– }, director of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism,
2131MayallNamed in honor of Nicholas U. Mayall, director of the Kitt Peak National Observatory during 1960-197
2145Blaauw Named by the discoverer in honor of Adriaan Blaauw {1914– }, director of ESO (1970–74), president of
2147Kharadze Named by the discoverer in honor of Academician Evgenij Kirillovich Kharadze {1907– }, founder and d
2151Hadwiger Named in memory of Hugo Hadwiger (1908–1981), for more than 40 years professor of mathematics at the
2154Underhill Named in honor of Anne B. Underhill, a well-known astrophysicist and an expert in the field of the s
2157AshbrookNamed in honor of Joseph Ashbrook, Editor of “Sky and Telescope”, co-discoverer of periodic comet As
2158Tietjen Named in memory of Friedrich Tietjen (1832–1895), professor of astronomy at Berlin University and di
2160Spitzer Named in honor of Lyman Spitzer Jr. {1914–1997}, director of the Princeton University Observatory fr
2161GrissomNamed in memory of Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom (1926-1967), one of the seven Mercury astronauts. On 196
2165Young Named in memory of Charles Augustus Young (1834–1908), known affectionately as “Twinkle” Young by th
2166HandahlNamed by D. W. E. Green, who found the identifications for this planet, in honor of his mother, Viol
2168Swope Named in memory of Henrietta Hill Swope (1902–1980), best known for her work in establishing distanc
2177Oliver Named in honor of Bernard M. Oliver {1916–1995}, retired Vice President for Research and Development
2179Platzeck Named in honor of Ricardo Pablo Platzeck, director of the Córdoba Observatory; the Córdoba Institute
2181FogelinNamed in honor of Eric S. Fogelin, an assistant at the Minor Planet Center during 1979-1980 who has
2182Semirot Named in memory of Pierre Sémirot (1907–1972), who joined the staff of the Bordeaux Observatory in 1
2193JacksonNamed in honor of Cyril Jackson, whose 67 discoveries of numbered minor planets constitute a record
2195Tengstrom Named in honor of Erik Tengström, emeritus professor at the University of Uppsala, on the occasion o
2196Ellicott Named in memory of Andrew Ellicott Douglass (1867–1962), American astronomer and founder in 1901 of
2198CeplechaNamed in honor of the Czechoslovak astronomer Zdenek Ceplecha, well known for his work on meteors.
2203van Rhijn Named in memory of Pieter J. van Rhijn (1886–1960), Dutch astronomer, former director of the Kapteyn
2213MeeusNamed in honor of the Belgian amateur astronomer and professional meteorologist Jean Meeus, among wh
2219Mannucci Named in memory of Edgardo Mannucci, outstanding precision mechanic, whose work at the Felix Aguilar
2220HicksNamed in honor of William B. Hicks, alumnus of the California Institute of Technology, distinguished
2221ChiltonNamed in honor of Jean Chilton McCrosky, wife of Harvard-Smithsonian astronomer Richard E. McCrosky.
2231Durrell Named in honor of the British writer Lawrence Durrell, author of the Alexandria Quartet (Justine, Ba
2234SchmadelNamed in honor of Lutz D. Schmadel, Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, computer of orbits and ephemerid
2235VittoreNamed in honor of the Osservatorio S. Vittore, Bologna, where this object was rediscovered in 1979.
2244Tesla Named in memory of Nikola Tesla (1856–1943), the famous Yugoslav-born physicist well known for his n
2261Keeler Named in memory of James Edward Keeler (1857–1900), pioneer American astrophysicist and second direc
2267AgassizNamed in memory of Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz (1807-1873), Swiss-born naturalist, later a professor
2274EhrssonNamed in honor of a friend of the discoverer.
2276Warck Named in honor of the family of Evelyne (née Delporte) Warck, granddaughter of the discoverer. (M 84
2277Moreau Named in memory of Fernand Moreau (1888–1979), a long-time colleague of the discoverer at the Uccle
2278Gotz Named in memory of Paul Götz, first assistant of Max Wolf {see planets  (827) and  (1217)} at the He
2281Biela Named in memory of Wilhelm von Biela (1782–1850), Austrian military officer and astronomer, who disc
2285Ron HelinNamed in honor of Ronald P. Helin, husband of Eleanor F. Helin. His never-ending friendship and enc
2289McMillan Named in honor of Robert S. McMillan, astronomer at the University of Arizona. McMillan heads the ra
2290Helffrich Named in memory of J{oseph} Helffrich {1890–1971}, on the staff of the Heidelberg-Königstuhl Observa
2300Stebbins Named in memory of Joel Stebbins (1878–1966), who pioneered the development of photoelectric methods
2301Whitford Named in honor of Albert E. Whitford {1905–2002}, director of the Washburn Observatory (1945–1958),
2305KingNamed in memory of Martin Luther King (1929-1968), the American civil rights leader who worked to br
2308SchiltNamed in honor of Jan Schilt, Columbia University astronomer who has made significant contributions
2314Field Named in honor of George B. Field {1929– }, director of the Harvard College Observatory and Smithson
2326Tololo Named to commemorate the founding of the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in northern Chile o
2331Parvulesco Named in memory of the Roumanian professor Constantin Parvulesco (1890–1945), who worked with the di
2334Cuffey Named in honor of James Cuffey, a member of the Indiana University faculty from 1946 to 1966 and the
2346Lilio Named on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the establishment of the Gregorian Calendar in mem
2350von LudeNamed in memory of Heinz von Lude (1914-1974), astronomer at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut who
2351O'Higgins Named in memory of Bernardo O’Higgins (1778–1842) and to honor the people of Chile, who regard him a
2356HironsNamed in honor of the discoverer's parents-in-law, Charles and Ann Hirons.
2358Bahner Named in honor of Klaus Bahner {1921– }, staff member of the Heidelberg-Königstuhl Observatory who h
2359DebehogneNamed in honor of Henri Debehogne, astronomer at the Royal Observatory, Uccle, noted for his astrome
2364Seillier Named by the discoverer in honor of his mother and her family. (M 9079)
2370van Altena Named in honor of William F. van Altena, well-known astrometrist at the Yale University Observatory.
2378Pannekoek Named in memory of A. Pannekoek (1873–1960), Dutch astronomer, director of the Astronomical Institut
2381Landi Named in honor of Jorge Landi Dessy, formerly director of the Córdoba Observatory and professor at t
2383BradleyNamed in honor of Martin and Maud Bradley, friends of the discoverer.
2384Schulhof Named in memory of Leopold Schulhof (1847–1921), Hungarian-born astronomer who spent most of his wor
2395Aho Named in honor of Arne J. Aho by his coworkers in appreciation of his hard work that made their work
2399Terradas Named in memory of Esteban Terradas e Illa (1883–1950), outstanding Spanish mathematician, professor
2409ChapmanNamed in honor of Clark R. Chapman, planetary astronomer at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucso
2410MorrisonNamed in honor of David Morrison, astronomer at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu. His research in
2411ZellnerNamed in honor of Benjamin H. Zellner, astronomer at the University of Arizona, Tucson. He brought
2417McVittie Named in honor of George C. McVittie {1904–1988} on the occasion of his 80th birthday, 1984 June 5.
2421NiningerNamed on the occasion of the 95th birthday, 1982 Jan. 17, of Harvey Harlow Nininger, celebrated U.S.
2429Schurer Named in honor of Max Schürer (1910–1997), who from 1947 to 1980 was director of the Astronomical In
2434BatesonNamed in honor of Frank Maine Bateson, director of the Variable Star section of the Royal Astronomic
2441Hibbs Named in honor of Al and Marka Hibbs, long time friends of the first discoverer, who wishes to ackno
2444Lederle Named in honor of Trudpert Lederle {1922–2002}, astronomer at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut sin
2445Blazhko Named in memory of Sergej Nikolaevich Blazhko (1870–1956), director of the Moscow Observatory during
2451DollfusNamed in honor of Audouin Dollfus, astronomer at the Observatoire de Paris, Meudon. Dollfus is renow
2452LyotNamed in memory of the French astronomer Bernard Lyot (1897-1952). One of the outstanding experiment
2455Somville Named in memory of Oscar Somville (1880–1980), some time head of the seismological section of the Uc
2459SpellmannNamed in honor of the discoverer's father, Leonard Spellmann, who has been a never-failing source of
2461Clavel Named in honor of Gustavine Clavel and her family on the occasion of her hundredth birthday, 1991 Ap
2463Sterpin Name proposed by the discoverer’s daughter, Micheline Van Biesbroeck Wilson, in memory of her mother
2465Wilson Named in honor of Sir Robert Wilson F.R.S., Perren Professor of Astronomy at University College Lond
2466Golson Named in memory of John C. Golson (1927–1984), the first employee of the Kitt Peak National Observat
2472Bradman Named in honor of the legendary Australian cricketer Donald George Bradman (1908–2001), whose test-m
2476Andersen Named for Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), great Danish writer of fairy tales. (M 9767)
2481Burgi Named for Jost Bürgi (1552–1632) of Lichtensteig in the Toggenburg valley, who won European fame as
2482Perkin Named in honor of Richard S{cott} and Gladys T{almage} Perkin, long-time friends and supporters of a
2484Parenago Named in memory of Pavel Petrovich Parenago (1906–1960), a professor at Moscow University, a corresp
2485Scheffler Named in honor of Helmut Scheffler (1928– ), staff member of the Heidelberg Königstuhl Observatory a
2488Bryan Named in memory of William Lowe Bryan (1860–1955), president of Indiana University from 1902 to 1937
2490Bussolini Named in memory of Juan A. Bussolini, S.J. (1905–1966), solar physicist, director of the Observatori
2493Elmer Named in memory of Charles Wesley Elmer (1872–1954), whose meeting with Richard S. Perkin {see plane
2494Inge Named in honor of Jay L. Inge, friend of the discoverer and cartographer at the U.S. Geological Surv
2499Brunk Named in honor of William E. Brunk, astronomer with the National Aeronautics and Space Administratio
2504Gaviola Named in honor of Enrique Gaviola {1900–1990}, some time director of the Cordoba Observatory, founde
2511Patterson Named in honor of Clair C. Patterson {1922–1995}, geochemist at the California Institute of Technolo
2513Baetsle Named in memory of Paul-Louis Baetslé (1909–1983), professor of astronomy and geodesy at the Brussel
2516Roman Named in honor of Nancy Grace Roman, a space-age astronomer who joined the staff of the National Aer
2518Rutllant Named in memory of Federico Rutllant Alcina (1904–1971), director of the Observatório Astronómico Na
2525O'Steen Named in honor of the discoverer’s mother, Mary Elizabeth O’steen Skiff. (M 6834)
2527Gregory Named in honor of Bruce Gregory Thomas, youngest son of the discoverer, whose name was taken from th
2528Mohler Named in memory of Orren C. Mohler (1908–1985), solar astronomer, director of the McMath-Hulbert Obs
2532Sutton Named in honor of Robert L. Sutton, geologist of the U.S. Geological Survey. As a member of the fiel
2533Fechtig Named in honor of Hugo Fechtig (1929– ), director at the Max-Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in
2534Houzeau Named in memory of Jean-Charles Houzeau (1820–1888), second director of the Observatoire Royal de Br
2537Gilmore Named in honor of Alan C. and Pamela M. (Kilmartin) Gilmore, whose program of astrometric observatio
2543Machado Named in honor of Luiz Eduardo da Silva Machado { –1992}, director of the Valongo Observatory and pr
2545Verbiest Named in memory of Father Ferdinand Verbiest, Belgian missionary in China and astronomer at the cour
2548Leloir Named in honor of the outstanding Argentinian biochemist Luis Federico Leloir {1906–1987}, recipient
2549Baker Named in honor of James G. Baker {1914– }, astrophysicist, innovator, advisor. To many he is best kn
2550Houssay Named in memory of the remarkable Argentinian scientist and teacher Bernardo A. Houssay (1887–1971),
2554Skiff Named in honor of Brian A. Skiff, who has recently made valuable contributions to the asteroid astro
2555Thomas Named in honor of Norman G. Thomas, for many years an observer on the Lowell proper motion and aster
2557Putnam Named in appreciation of the long and continuing support of the Lowell Observatory by members of the
2565Grogler Named in memory of Norbert Grögler (1928–1983), mineralogist and planetologist who made significant
2586Matson Named in honor of Dennis L. Matson, planetary scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who has pl
2587Gardner Named in honor of the American mathematician Martin Gardner, well known for his column on mathematic
2590Mourao Named in honor of R. R. de Freitas Mourão {1935– }, astronomer at the National Observatory in Rio de
2600Lumme Named in honor of Kari Lumme, of the University of Helsinki. This Finnish astronomer has done much t
2603Taylor Named in honor of Gordon E. Taylor, astronomer at the Nautical Almanac Office, Royal Greenwich Obser
2605Sahade Named in honor of Jorge Sahade, former {1985–1988} president of the International Astronomical Union
2611Boyce Named in honor of Joseph M. Boyce, planetary scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis
2623Zech Named in honor of Gert Zech (1941– ), astronomer at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut and editor of
2636Lassell Named for William Lassell (1799–1880), discoverer of Neptune’s satellite Triton and Uranus’ satellit
2641Lipschutz Named in honor of Michael E. Lipschutz, professor of chemistry at Purdue University and author or co
2642Vesale Named in memory of André Vésale (1514–1564), physician to Charles V, promoter of the value of the di
2654Ristenpart Named in memory of the German astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Ristenpart (1868–1913), appointed in 1906
2658Gingerich Named in honor of Owen Jay Gingerich {1930– }, Harvard professor of astronomy and of the history of
2659Millis Named in honor of Robert L. Millis, planetary astronomer at Lowell Observatory, whose work on occult
2660Wasserman Named in honor of Lawrence H. Wasserman, planetary astronomer at Lowell Observatory. Like his collea
2665Schrutka Named in honor of the Austrian astronomer Guntram Schrutka von Rechtenstamm (1910–1995), who worked
2666Gramme Named in memory of Zénobe Gramme (1826–1901), a joiner by profession, who constructed the first dire
2673Lossignol The family name of friends of the discoverer. (M 15572)
2680Mateo Named in memory of José Mateo (1914–1978), a geophysicist who was for many years in charge of the Gr
2684Douglas Named by the discoverer in honor of his brother, Douglas B. Thomas, a physicist at the National Bure
2688Halley Named in memory of the great English astronomer Edmond Halley (1656–1742) on the occasion of the rec
2691Sersic Named in honor of José Luis Sersic {1933–1993}, well known for his work in extragalactic astronomy a
2708Burns Named in honor of Joseph A. Burns, planetary astronomer at Cornell University. Burns’ wide-ranging r
2710Veverka Named in honor of Joseph Veverka, planetary astronomer at Cornell University. One of the first to st
2712Keaton Named for Joseph Francis (“Buster”) Keaton (1895–1966), American comedian, film actor and director.
2718Handley Named for Tommy Handley (1894–1949), one of Britain’s greatest entertainers of the Second World War.
2730Barks Named for Carl Barks, writer and illustrator. His comic-book stories have emphasized exploration and
2732Witt Named in memory of Gustav Witt (1866–1946), astronomer at the Berlin Observatory, discoverer of (433
2742Gibson Named in honor of James B. Gibson, discoverer of the Amor object (1943) Anteros, one of the most acc
2745San Martin Named in memory of General José de San Martin (1778–1850), considered the father of Argentina and li
2751Campbell Named in memory of W. W. Campbell (1862–1938), observational spectroscopist, director of the Lick Ob
2753Duncan Named in memory of John Charles Duncan (1882–1967), a graduate of Indiana University, who taught ast
2761Eddington Named in memory of the great English astronomer and physicist Arthur Stanley Eddington (1882–1944) o
2762Fowler Named in memory of Ralph Howard Fowler (1889–1944), well-known English astrophysicist. Among his man
2763Jeans Named in memory of the celebrated English astronomer James Hopwood Jeans (1877–1946), whose wide-ran
2764Moeller Named by the discoverer in honor of his mother, Sonia Louise Moeller-Thomas. (M 7621)
2773Brooks Named in honor of William R. Brooks (1844–1921), American astronomer. As the village photographer at
2775Odishaw Named in memory of Hugh Odishaw (1916–1984), an organizer in international geophysical research duri
2780Monnig Named in honor of Oscar Monnig, of Fort Worth, Texas, who has devoted a lifetime to the study and po
2784Domeyko Named in memory of Ignacio Domeyko (1802–1889), a Polish scientist who moved to Chile in 1830 as a t
2795Lepage Named in honor of Theophile Lepage, professor of mathematics at the Université de Liège during 1928–
2796Kron Named in honor of Gerald E. Kron, member of the staff of the Lick Observatory during 1938–1965 and d
2808Belgrano Named in memory of General Manuel Belgrano (1770–1820), creator of the Argentinian national flag. Af
2812Scaltriti Named in honor of Franco Scaltriti, astronomer at the Pino Torinese Observatory. With his colleague
2814Vieira Named in honor of Gilson Vieira, astronomer at the Valongo Observatory and professor at the Universi
2817Perec Named for Georges Perec, who wrote a 300-page novel La Disparition (Paris, 1969) without using the l
2819Ensor Named in memory of Baron James Ensor (1860–1949), renowned painter and sculptor from Ostende, whose
2824Franke Named in honor of Ernst H. Franke, professor of biophysics at the University of Cincinnati. He gaine
2825Crosby Named for Harry Lillis (“Bing”) Crosby (1903–1977), American singer and film actor. Crosby began to
2831Stevin Named in memory of Simon Stevin (1548–1620), Dutch mathematician, inventor of the decimal point. (M
2842Unsold Named in honor of Albrecht Unsöld {1905–1995}, author of Physik der Sternatmosphären, long-term prof
2844Hess Named in honor of Frederick Hess, professor of natural sciences at the State University of New York
2852Declercq The family name of the wife of the discoverer. (M 15573)
2853Harvill Named in memory of Richard A. Harvill (1905–1988), president of the University of Arizona from 1951
2854Rawson Named in memory of Guillermo Colesbery Rawson (1825–1890), Argentine physician who worked very hard
2855Bastian Named in honor of Ulrich Bastian (1951– ), astronomer at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Heidelb
2856Roser Named in honor of Siegfried Röser (1948– ), astronomer at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Heidel
2864Soderblom Named in honor of Lawrence A. Soderblom, planetary geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. His co
2865Laurel Named for Stan Laurel (1890–1965), American comedian (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson in Ulverston, En
2866Hardy Named for Oliver Norville Hardy (1892–1957), American comedian, the fat half of Hollywood’s first gr
2870Haupt Named in honor of Hermann F. Haupt {1926– }, director of the Institute for Astronomy, University of
2871Schober Named in honor of Hans Josef Schober {1944– }, astronomer at the Institute for Astronomy, University
2875Lagerkvist Named in honor of Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist, planetary astronomer at the Uppsala Astronomical Observat
2882Tedesco Named in honor of Edward F. Tedesco, planetary scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who has m
2884Reddish Named in honor of Vincent C. Reddish, former Astronomer Royal for Scotland and director of the Royal
2888Hodgson Named in honor of Richard G. Hodgson, professor at Dordt College, Sioux Center, Iowa. Founder in 197
2891McGetchin Named in memory of Thomas R. McGetchin (1936–1979), geologist and planetary scientist, from 1977 dir
2896Preiss Named in honor of Günter Preiss (1929– ) on the occasion of his retirement in 1992 from the position
2901Bagehot Named in memory of Walter Bagehot (1826–1877), English economist, political analyst and highly influ
2902Westerlund Named in honor of Bengt E. Westerlund, director of the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory, on the occa
2904Millman Named in honor of Peter MacKenzie Millman {1906–1990}, former head of Upper Atmosphere Research and,
2905Plaskett Named in memory of John Stanley Plaskett (1865–1941), director of the Dominion Astrophysical Observa
2913Horta Named in memory of Baron Victor Horta (1861–1947), Belgian architect, who broke with tradition and w
2918Salazar Named in honor of Frederick Salazar, son-in-law of the discoverer. (M 9216)
2919Dali Named in honor of the great Spanish painter Salvador Dali (1904–1989), who in a career spanning over
2923Schuyler Named in honor of Catherine Schuyler on the occasion of the completion of her studies at Harvard Uni
2925Beatty Named in honor of J. Kelly Beatty, associate editor of Sky and Telescope, on the occasion of his mar
2928Epstein Named in honor of Isadore Epstein, professor emeritus of astronomy at Columbia University and former
2929Harris Named in honor of Alan W. Harris, planetary scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, whose resear
2937Gibbs Named in memory of Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839–1903), mathematician and physicist, who worked at Yale
2940Bacon Named for the English scholar Francis Bacon (1561-1626), thought by some to have been the author of
2945Zanstra Named in memory of H. Zanstra (1894–1972), Dutch astronomer, director of the Astronomical Institute
2947Kippenhahn Named in honor of Rudolf Kippenhahn (1926– ), German astronomer, director of the Max-Planck-Institut
2950Rousseau Named in honor of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), citizen of Geneva, moralist and writer. The gui
2954Delsemme Named in honor of Armand H. Delsemme, professor of astrophysics at the University of Toledo, Ohio, r
2955Newburn Named in honor of Ray L. Newburn, astronomer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, recognized for his de
2956YeomansNamed in honor of Donald K. Yeomans, celestial mechanician at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and disc
2964Jaschek Named in honor of Carlos Jaschek {1926–1999}, professor of astronomy at the University of Strasbourg
2970Pestalozzi Named for Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746–1827), Swiss educator of worldwide influence. Inspired by
2974Holden Named in memory of Edward Singleton Holden (1846–1914), first director of the Lick Observatory and f
2975Spahr Named in honor of Timothy Bruce Spahr (1970– ) of the Bigelow Sky Survey. This photographic survey u
2978Roudebush Named in honor of Susan Horner Roudebush, in appreciation of her outstanding work as administrator f
2980Cameron Named in honor of Alastair G. W. Cameron {1925–}, astrophysicist and cosmogonist and currently assoc
2981Chagall Named in honor of the Russian-born painter Marc Chagall (1887–1985), whose dreamlike, often whimsica
2984Chaucer Named for the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400). (M 10044) Chaucer is also honored by a lun
2987Sarabhai Named in honor of Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai (1919–1971), a cosmic-ray physicist who created several in
2990Trimberger Named in honor of Stephen M. Trimberger, who as a Caltech undergraduate participated in the Palomar
2992Vondel Named for the Dutch poet and playwright (1587–1679). (M 10044)
2994Flynn Named by Mike Candy {see planet  (3015)} in honor of his wife Vicki Marie Flynn, at one time a staff
2996Bowman Named in honor of Fred N. Bowman, a volunteer astronomer at the Cincinnati Observatory, born on the
2997Cabrera Named in honor of Laurentino Ascencion Cabrera (1917– ), an outstanding Argentine astronomer, long o
3002Delasalle Named for St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, founder of the Frères des Ecoles Chrétiennes in France duri
3007Reaves Named in honor of Gibson Reaves, astronomer, historian and educator at the University of Southern Ca
3008Nojiri Named in memory of Hoei Nojiri (1885–1977), the most famous popularizer of astronomy in Japan. Havin
3015Candy Named in honor of Michael P. Candy {1928–1994}, acting director of Perth Observatory and an active a
3019Kulin Named in memory of György Kulin (1905–1989), staff astronomer at the Konkoly Observatory from 1935 t
3020Naudts Named in memory of Ignace Naudts (1949–1992), active Belgian amateur astronomer, editor of the month
3023Heard Named in memory of John Frederick Heard (1907–1976), professor of astronomy at the University of Tor
3025Higson Named in honor of Roger Higson, night assistant for the 1.2-m Schmidt telescope at Palomar Observato
3029Sanders Named in honor of Jeffrey D. Sanders, who participated in the Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Surve
3030Vehrenberg Named in honor of Hans Vehrenberg (1910–1991) of Düsseldorf: publisher, amateur astronomer, and crea
3032Evans Named in honor of the Reverend Robert O. Evans, Australian amateur astronomer and discoverer of seve
3034Climenhaga Named in honor of John L. Climenhaga, first head of physics at the University of Victoria, on the oc
3035Chambers Named in honor of John Eric Chambers (1969– ), graduate student at Manchester University, currently
3036Krat Named in memory of Vladimir Alekseevich Krat (1911–1983), corresponding member of the U.S.S.R. Acade
3050Carrera Named in memory of the brothers Carrera, Javiera (1781–1862), Juan José (1782–1818), José Miguel (17
3059Pryor Named in honor of Carlton P. Pryor, who participated in the Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey
3060Delcano Named in memory of Juan Sebastián del Cano, the first to circumnavigate the globe. While Magellan {s
3061Cook Named for James Cook (1728–1779), British circumnavigator and one of the first scientific navigators
3062Wren Named for Christopher Wren (1632–1723), British architect and astronomer who was professor of astron
3064Zimmer Named in memory of Louis Zimmer (1888–1970), world-famous Belgian maker of astronomical clocks. Many
3066McFadden Named in honor of Lucy-Ann A. McFadden, planetary scientist at the University of Maryland, for her s
3075Bornmann Named in honor of Patricia L. Bornmann, who participated in the Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Sur
3076Garber Named in honor of Paul E. Garber, historian emeritus and Ramsey fellow of the Smithsonian Institutio
3077Henderson Named for Thomas Henderson (1798–1844), Scottish astronomer and noted computer. He was appointed Roy
3078Horrocks Named for Jeremiah Horrocks (1619–1641), the English astronomer who predicted the transit of Venus a
3086Kalbaugh Named in honor of Carroll Kalbaugh Liller, father of astronomer William Liller {see planet  (3222)},
3090Tjossem Named in honor of a pioneer family in central Washington, four generations of whose members have bee
3093Bergholz Named in memory of Ol’ga Fedorovna Bergholz (1910–1975), talented poetess and writer. (M 13174)
3098van Sprang Named in honor of Bert van Sprang, a Dutch amateur who is very active in popularizing astronomy. An
3100Zimmerman Named in memory of Nikolaj Vladimirovich Zimmerman (1890–1942), head of the astrometric department o
3101Goldberger Named in honor of Marvin L. Goldberger, gifted physicist, teacher and humanitarian, to commemorate h
3104Durer Named for Albrecht Dürer of Nuremberg (1471–1528), master painter, woodcutter, engraver, scholar of
3105Stumpff Named in memory of Karl Stumpff (1895–1970), eminent celestial mechanist and professor of astronomy
3106Morabito Named in honor of Linda A. Morabito, member of the Optical Navigation Team for the Voyager 1 spacecr
3107Weaver Named in honor of Kenneth F. Weaver, senior assistant editor for science of the National Geographic
3109Machin Named in memory of renowned sculptor Arnold Machin (1911–1999). His sculpture of the effigy of queen
3110WagmanNamed in memory of Nicholas E. Wagman (1905-1980), American astronomer and leading astrometrist. As
3114Ercilla Named in memory of Don Alonso de Ercilla y Zuniga (1533–1594), Spanish poet and soldier who distingu
3115Baily Named for Francis Baily (1774–1844), English astron?omer and one of the founders of the Royal Astron
3116Goodricke Named for John Goodricke (1764–1786), the deaf and dumb Dutch-English astronomer who studied the lig
3117Niepce Named for the Frenchman Joseph Nicéphore Niepce (1765–1833), who made the first photograph in 1827 u
3123Dunham Named in honor of David W. Dunham, American astronomer and organizer of the International Occultatio
3125Hay Named for William Thompson Hay (1888–1949), British music-hall comedian and film star of the 1930s a
3129Bonestell Named in honor of Chesley Bonestell {1888–1986}, whose art has inspired generations of astronomers,
3132Landgraf Named in honor of Werner Landgraf {1959– }, who found the identifications and computed the orbit for
3135Lauer Named in honor of Tod R. Lauer, who participated in the Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey whil
3144Brosche Named in honor of Peter Brosche (1936– ), astronomer at Heidelberg and Bonn. He has developed the de
3151Talbot Named for the Englishman William Henry Fox Talbot (1800–1877), who made the first silver nitrate pho
3152Jones Named in honor of Albert Francis Arthur Lofley Jones, New Zealand amateur astronomer renowned for th
3153Lincoln Named in memory of Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), sixteenth president of the United States. Lincoln se
3154Grant Named in memory of Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822–1885), eighteenth president of the United States and
3155Lee Named in memory of Robert Edward Lee (1807–1870), general-in-chief of the Confederate States of Amer
3156Ellington Named in honor of Edward Kennedy (“Duke”) Ellington (1899–1974), renowned jazz pianist, composer and
3160Angerhofer Named in memory of Philip E. Angerhofer (1950–1986), astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory, Washi
3161Beadell Named in honor of Len Beadell, surveyor at Salisbury, South Australia. The last of the geographical
3164Prast Named in honor of Martin Prast, friend of one of the discoverers. Severely wounded in Vietnam in 197
3167Babcock Named in memory of Harold D. Babcock (1882–1968) and in honor of his son Horace W. Babcock, astronom
3172Hirst Named in honor of William P. Hirst, computer of the orbits of several of the minor planets discovere
3173McNaught Named in honor of Rob McNaught, who has been in charge of the University of Aston’s satellite-tracki
3179Beruti Named in memory of Arturo Beruti (1862–1938), Argentine composer, author of the operas Pampa, Kryse,
3180Morgan Named in honor of William W. Morgan {1906–1994}, whose career at the Yerkes Observatory since 1926 h
3184Raab Named in honor of Herbert Raab (1969– ), author of the widely-used and acclaimed Astrometrica softwa
3188Jekabsons Named in memory of Peter Jekabsons (1943–1990), a gifted observer on the Perth staff for sixteen yea
3193Elliot Named in honor of James L. Elliot, professor of physics and astronomy at the Massachusetts Institute
3197Weissman Named in honor of Paul R. Weissman {1947- }, cometary physicist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory who
3201Sijthoff Named in honor of Albert Georg Sijthoff, publisher, owner of the former Zeiss planetarium in The Hag
3203Huth Named in memory of Hans Huth (1925–1988), an assiduous observer who obtained more than 100,000 patro
3204Lindgren Named in honor of Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren {1907–2002}, renowned Swedish writer, author of many f
3205Boksenberg Named in honor of Alexander Boksenberg, director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, in recognition
3207Spinrad Named in honor of Hyron Spinrad {1934– }, a professor of astronomy at the University of California a
3208Lunn Named in memory of Borge Lunn (1912–1986), Danish civil engineer and metallurgist who did much to en
3209Buchwald Named in honor of Vagn Fabritius Buchwald, associate professor in the department of metallurgy at th
3217Seidelmann Named in honor of P. Kenneth Seidelmann {1937– }, director of the Nautical Almanac Office of the U.S
3222Liller Named in honor of William Liller, formerly Robert Wheeler Wilson Professor of Applied Astronomy at H
3225Hoag Named in honor of Arthur Allen Hoag {1921–1999}, American astronomer and, since 1977, director of th
3228Pire Named in memory of Dominique Pire (1910–1969), who worked for the underprivileged and won the Nobel
3235Melchior Named in honor of Paul Melchior, well-known geophysicist, general secretary of the IUGG since 1971 a
3236Strand Named in honor of Kaj Aa. Strand {1907–2000}, former Scientific Director of the U.S. Naval Observato
3246Bidstrup Named in memory of Herluf Bidstrup (1912–1988), well known Danish caricaturist. (M 18136)
3247Di Martino Named in honor of Mario Di Martino, astronomer at the Osservatorio di Torino, who in recent years ha
3248Farinella Named in honor of Paolo Farinella (1953–2000), planetary scientist at the University of Pisa, whose
3253Gradie Named in honor of Jonathan C. Gradie, planetary scientist at the Hawaiian Institute of Geophysics, U
3255Tholen Named in honor of David J. Tholen {1955– }, planetary scientist at the Institute for Astronomy of th
3256Daguerre Named for the Frenchman Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre (1787–1851), who invented the daguerrotype phot
3263Bligh Named for Lt. William Bligh (1754–1817), renowned navigator, who had sailed with Captain Cook {see p
3265Fletcher Named for Fletcher Christian {1764–1792}, leader of the mutiny aboard H.M.S. Bounty {see planet  (32
3268De Sanctis Named by the first discoverer in honor of the second, Giovanni DeSanctis, astronomer at the Osservat
3270Dudley Named in honor of H. Dudley Wright, engineer, inventor, entrepreneur and benefactor of science, educ
3280Gretry Named in memory of André Grétry (1741–1813), composer from Liège, particularly known for his comic o
3284Niebuhr Named in memory of Carsten Niebuhr (1733–1815), astronomer-surveyor, the sole survivor of the ill-fa
3287Olmstead Named in honor of C. Michelle Olmstead for her enthusiastic assistance in the asteroid astrometry pr
3292Sather Named in honor of Lunar and Planetary Laboratory research assistant and high-school teacher Bob Sath
3299Hall Named in honor of John Scoville Hall {1908–1991}, American astronomer and director of the Lowell Obs
3300McGlasson Named in honor of Van McGlasson, head of the Computation Facility at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center
3303Merta Named by the discoverer in memory of his grandfather, František Merta (1872–1953), elementary-school
3304Pearce Named in honor of Joseph A. Pearce {1893–1988}, who joined the staff of the Dominion Astrophysical O
3308Ferreri Named in honor of Walter Ferreri, who works in the photographic minor-planet program at the Osservat
3312Pedersen Named in honor of Bodil and Helge Pedersen, who have made a great contribution to the popularization
3314Beals Named in memory of Canadian astronomer Carlyle Smith Beals (1899–1979), fourth Dominion Astronomer a
3315Chant Named in memory of Clarence Augustus Chant (1865–1956), generally referred to as the “father of Cana
3316Herzberg Named in honor of Gerhard Herzberg {1904–1999}, Canadian Nobel Laureate in Chemistry in 1971 and ack
3327Campins Named in honor of Humberto Campins, research scientist at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson.
3329Golay Named in honor of Marcel Golay (1927– ), who from 1956 to 1992 was director of the Observatoire de G
3333Schaber Named in honor of Gerald G. Schaber, geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey and chief of the bran
3336Grygar Named in honor of Jiří Grygar on the occasion of his 60th birthday. A Czech astronomer working in Pr
3341Hartmann Named in honor of William K. Hartmann, senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson
3343Nedzel Named in memory of V. Alexander Nedzel, scholar, gentleman, patron of the sciences and friend. The f
3350Scobee Named in memory of Francis R. Scobee (1939–1986), commander. (M 10549) This planet and the following
3351Smith Named in memory of Michael J. Smith (1945–1986), pilot. (M 10550) See the comment to planet  (3350).
3353Jarvis Named in memory of Gregory B. Jarvis (1944–1986), payload specialist. (M 10550) See the comment to p
3354McNair Named in memory of Ronald E. McNair (1950–1986), mission specialist. (M 10550) See the comment to pl
3356Resnik Named in memory of Judith A. Resnik (1949–1986), mission specialist. (M 10550) See the comment to pl
3363Bowen Named in memory of Ira S. Bowen (1898–1973), whose investigation of the ultraviolet spectra of highl
3366Godel Named for Kurt Gödel (1906–1978), American logician of Austrian origin. He is the author of the famo
3368Duncombe Named in honor of Raynor L. Duncombe {1917– }, astronomer at the University of Texas, on the occasio
3371Giacconi Named in honor of Riccardo Giacconi {1931– }, since 1981 the first director of the Space Telescope S
3382Cassidy Named in honor of William A. Cassidy (1928– ), geologist at the University of Pittsburgh. He was a p
3387Greenberg Named in honor of Richard J. Greenberg {1947– }, planetary scientist at the University of Arizona. G
3389Sinzot The family name of the discoverer’s maternal grandmother. (M 15573)
3390Demanet The family name of the discoverer’s paternal grandmother. (M 15573)
3398Stattmayer Named in honor of Peter Stättmayer {1945– }, director of the Munich Public Observatory, on the occas
3404Hinderer Named in memory of Fritz Hinderer (1912–1991), German astronomer at the Potsdam and Babelsberg Obser
3414Champollion Named for Jean-François Champollion (1790–1832), French Egyptologist who in 1822 found the key to th
3417Tamblyn Named in honor of Peter Tamblyn, enthusiastic volunteer at the Minor Planet Center during the summer
3420StandishNamed in honor of E. Myles Standish, Jr., celestial mechanician at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory who
3422Reid Named in honor of Gordon Reid (1923–1989) and his wife Ruth. Gordon Reid was foundation professor of
3428Roberts Named in memory of Walter Orr Roberts (1915–1990), from 1960 to 1970 the founding director of the Na
3430Bradfield Named in honor of William A. Bradfield, rocket engineer of Dernancourt, South Australia. Discoverer
3433Fehrenbach Named in honor of Charles Fehrenbach {1914– }, who pioneered the successful use of the objective pri
3434Hurless Named in memory of Carolyn J. Hurless {1934–1987}, of Lima, Ohio. From 1959 until her death in 1987
3435Boury Named in memory of Arsène Boury (1934–1982), fellow-student, colleague and friend of the discoverer.
3440Stampfer Named in memory of Simon Stampfer (1790–1864), who despite his humble beginnings became an astronome
3445PinsonWilliam Hamet Pinson, Jr. (b. 1919), emeritus professor of geology at the Massachusetts Institute of
3446Combes Named in honor of the French amateur astronomer Michel-Alain Combes (1942– ), who for many years has
3449Abell Named in memory of George O. Abell (1927–1983), astronomer at the University of California at Los An
3450Dommanget Named in honor of Jean Dommanget, head of the department of astrometry and celestial mechanics at th
3452Hawke Named in honor of B. R. Hawke, planetary geologist at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu. Hawke’s re
3454Lieske Named in honor of Jay Henry Lieske {1941– }, astronomer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, well known
3455Kristensen Named in honor of Leif Kahl Kristensen, teacher in theoretical physics at the University of Aarhus,
3464Owensby Named in honor of Pamela D. Owensby, planetary astronomer at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu. Her
3467Bernheim Named in honor of Robert Burnham Jr. {1931–1993}, past staff member of the Lowell Observatory during
3472Upgren Named in honor of Arthur R. Upgren Jr., director of Van Vleck Observatory and president of IAU Commi
3474Linsley Named in memory of Earle Garfield Linsley (1882–1969), professor of geography at Mills College, Oakl
3475Fichte Named in memory of Hubert Fichte (1935–1986), German writer and an important presence in the post-Wo
3477Kazbegi Named for one of the highest mountains in Georgia, Kazbegi (also known as Mkinvartsveri), in the Cau
3478Fanale Named in honor of Fraser P. Fanale, planetary scientist at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu. Fanal
3484Neugebauer Named in honor of the Neugebauers, prominent family of physicists and mathematicians who have made s
3485Barucci Named in honor of M. Antonella Barucci, planetary scientist at the Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale
3487Edgeworth Named in memory of Kenneth Essex Edgeworth (1880–1972), Irish engineer, economist, military man and
3488Brahic Named in honor of André Brahic, astronomer at the Observatoire de Paris, Meudon, and at the Universi
3498Belton Named in honor of Michael J. S. Belton {1934– } of the National Optical Astronomy Observatories for
3503Brandt Named in honor of John C. Brandt of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of
3505Byrd Named in honor of Deborah Byrd, writer and producer of “Star Date”, a radio program that since 1978
3506French Named in honor of Linda M. French, planetary scientist at the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and P
3507Vilas Named in honor of Faith Vilas, planetary scientist at the Johnson Manned Space Center in Houston. Vi
3510Veeder Named in honor of Glenn J. Veeder, planetary astronomer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Veeder was
3520Klopsteg Named in memory of Paul E. Klopsteg (1889–1991), who died on 1991 Apr. 28, a month before his 102nd
3521Comrie Named in memory of Leslie John Comrie (1893–1950), New Zealand-born innovator in computational scien
3524Schulz Named in honor of Charles M. Schulz (1922– ), cartoonist and creator of the syndicated comic strip “
3527McCord Named in honor of Thomas B. McCord, planetary scientist at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu. McCor
3528Counselman Named in honor of Charles C. Counselman III (1943– ), professor of planetary science at the Massachu
3529Dowling Named in honor of Timothy E. Dowling, professor of planetary science at the Massachusetts Institute
3530Hammel Named in honor of Heidi Beth Hammel, planetary scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolog
3531Cruikshank Named in honor of Dale P. Cruikshank, planetary scientist at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu. Cru
3534Sax Named in memory of Adolphe Sax (1814–1894), inventor of the saxophone. (M 12211)
3536Schleicher Named in honor of David G. Schleicher of the Lowell Observatory for his many contributions to the ph
3541Graham Named in honor of Lloyd Wilson Graham (1940– ), executive director of the department of state servic
3545Gaffey Named in honor of Michael J. Gaffey, planetary scientist at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Hi
3549Hapke Named in honor of Bruce W. Hapke, planetary scientist at the University of Pittsburgh. A pioneer inv
3573Holmberg Named in honor of the Swedish astronomer Erik Holmberg {1909–2000} on the occasion of his eightieth
3574Rudaux Named for Lucien Rudaux (1874–1947), French astronomical painter, writer and amateur astronomer. Rud
3578Carestia Named in memory of Reinaldo Augusto Carestia (1932–1993) outstanding researcher who was, for more th
3579RockholtThe lifelong affection of Ronald Rockholt Sr. (b. 1928) for the stars led him to pursuits in aviatio
3581Alvarez Named in honor of Luis W. Alvarez {1911–1988}, physicist and Nobel laureate, and his son Walter Alva
3593Osip Named in honor of David J. Osip. As an undergraduate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, O
3594Scotti Named in honor of James V. Scotti {1960– } of the University of Arizona, Tucson. Scotti works with t
3595Gallagher Named in honor of John S. Gallagher III, director of Lowell Observatory. Gallagher’s particular devo
3598Saucier Named in honor of Agnes Elizabeth Saucier, grandmother of the discoverer. (M 12018)
3602Lazzaro Named in honor of Daniela Lazzaro (1956– ), an expert on the dynamics of planetary satellites at the
3610Decampos Named in honor of Jose Adolfo Snajdauf de Campos, of the Valongo Observatory, Federal University of
3612Peale Named in honor of Stanton J. Peale, planetary astronomer at the University of California at Santa Ba
3614Tumilty Named in honor of Jodi Anne Tumilty Thomas, daughter-in-law of the discoverer. The name is derived f
3617Eicher Named in honor of David J. Eicher, founder and editor-in-chief of Deep Sky magazine. In June 1977, a
3619Nash Named in honor of Douglas B. Nash of the San Juan Capistrano Research Institute, California, in reco
3621Curtis Named in memory of the discoverer’s high-school science teacher Curtis R. Carbutt (1911–1976), who w
3625Fracastoro Named in honor of Mario Girolamo Fracastoro, former director of the Catania and the Pino Torinese {s
3627Sayers Named in memory of Dorothy Leigh Sayers (1893–1957), British author of the Peter Wimsey detective st
3633Mira Named in memory of Hugo Mira (1937–1994), outstanding researcher who worked for more than twenty-fiv
3635KreutzHeinrich Carl Friedrich Kreutz (1854-1907), astronomer at the Kiel Observatory and from 1896 editor
3637O'Meara Named in honor of Stephen James O’Meara. Well known for his fine drawings of solar system objects, O
3638Davis Named in honor of Donald R. Davis, senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson. Da
3640Gostin Named in honor of Victor A. Gostin, geologist on the faculty of the University of Adelaide, South Au
3647Dermott Named in honor of Stanley F. Dermott, planetary scientist at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. D
3648Raffinetti Named in memory of Virgilio Raffinetti (1869–1946), Argentine astronomer, who was director of La Pla
3651Friedman Named in honor of Louis and Connie Friedman on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary. As ex
3658Feldman Named in honor of Paul D. Feldman, professor of physics and astronomy at the Johns Hopkins Universit
3663Tisserand Named for François Tisserand (1845–1896), contributor to the theory of general perturbations (Tisser
3666Holman Named in honor of Matthew J. Holman (1967– ), astronomer in the planetary sciences division at the H
3670Northcott Named for the Canadian astronomer Ruth Josephine Northcott (1913–1969), an associate professor at th
3676Hahn Named in honor of Gerhard Hahn, a planetary astronomer at Uppsala Observatory and a member of the re
3677Magnusson Named in honor of Per Magnusson, a planetary astronomer at Uppsala Observatory and a member of the r
3682Welther Named in honor of Barbara Welther (1938– ), historian of science at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center f
3683Baumann Named in honor of Paul Baumann (1901–1976) and his wife Helene (1899–1986). An amateur astronomer si
3684Berry Named in honor of Richard Berry, since 1979 editor-in-chief of Astronomy. He has actively promoted a
3687Dzus Named in honor of Paul K. Dzus {1969– } in appreciation of his helpful assistance at the Minor Plane
3689Yeates Named in honor of Anthony N. Yeates, geologist with the Bureau of Mineral Resources of the Commonwea
3690Larson Named in honor of Stephen M. Larson, planetary scientist at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. Well
3692Rickman Named in honor of Hans Rickman, a planetary astronomer at Uppsala Observatory and a member of the re
3693Barringer Named for Daniel Moreau Barringer (1860–1929), pioneer investigator of terrestrial meteorite craters
3695FialaAlan D. Fiala (b. 1942) is an expert on predicting and observing eclipses, with special application
3696Herald Named in honor of the Australian amateur astronomer David Herald for his astrometric observations of
3698Manning Named in honor of Brian Manning, British amateur cometary astrometrist, whose numerous contributions
3699Milbourn Named in honor of Stanley William Milbourn {1925–1997}, editor of the circulars of the British Astro
3706Sinnott Named in honor of Roger W. Sinnott, associate editor of Sky and Telescope. His extensive telescope-m
3707Schroter Named in honor of Egon Horst Schröter (1928– ), German solar astronomer and director of the Freiburg
3712Kraft Named in honor of Robert P. Kraft (1927– ), professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the Universit
3713Pieters Named in honor of Carle M. Pieters, geologist on the faculty of Brown University, Providence. Pieter
3718Dunbar Named in honor of Roy Scott Dunbar, physicist and planetary scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laborato
3721Widorn Named in memory of Thomas R. Widorn, for several decades an astronomer at the Vienna University Obse
3725Valsecchi Named in honor of Giovanni B. Valsecchi, of the Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale, Rome. Valsecchi’s
3731Hancock Named in memory of Langley George (“Lang”) Hancock (1909–1992), who started life as manager of the f
3734Waland Named in honor of Scottish optician Robert L. Waland, who developed new techniques for making the op
3736Rokoske Named for Thomas Leo Rokoske, professor of physics and astronomy at Appalachian State University in
3737Beckman Named in honor of Arnold O. Beckman, the inventor of the first practical electrical pH meter. Throug
3740Menge Named in honor of Sergio Menge de Freitas, vice-director of the Valongo Observatory, Federal Univers
3748Tatum Named in honor of Jeremy B. Tatum, professor of astronomy at the University of Victoria, British Col
3755Lecointe Named in honor of Georges Lecointe (1869–1929), director of the Royal Observatory of Belgium from 19
3758Karttunen Named for Hannu Karttunen, Finnish astronomer and mathematician. Karttunen has developed a rather ge
3759Piironen Named in honor of Jukka Piironen, astronomer at the Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki. Work
3760Poutanen Named in honor of Markku Poutanen, Finnish astronomer. Poutanen has been active in the observation o
3765Texereau Named in honor of Jean Texereau, leading figure in the world of astronomical optics. Among the fine
3767DiMaggio Named in memory of the Yankee Clipper, Joe DiMaggio (1914–1999), U.S. baseball legend. DiMaggio’s mo
3768Monroe Named for Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962), née Norma Jean Mortensen (also known as Baker), renowned glamo
3777McCauley Named in honor of John Francis McCauley, geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey and chief of the
3778Regge Named in honor of Tullio Regge, professor of the theory of relativity at Turin University. His resea
3779Kieffer Named in honor of Hugh Hartman Kieffer, geo-physicist with the U.S. Geological Survey and chief of t
3780Maury Named in honor of Alain Maury, photographic scientist working on the Palomar Sky Survey II at Mount
3783Morris Named for Charles S. Morris, one of the foremost visual observers of comets. In addition to making m
3788SteyaertBelgian amateur astronomer Christian Steyaert (b. 1955) was president of the Belgian Dutch-language
3792Preston Named for Richard Preston, American author and teacher of English literature. Preston’s prize-winnin
3798de Jager Named in honor of Cornelis de Jager, Dutch astronomer, former director of the observatory at Utrecht
3805Goldreich Named in honor of Peter Goldreich (1939– ), of the California Institute of Technology. Goldreich and
3806Tremaine Named in honor of Scott D. Tremaine (1950– ). Tremaine has made seminal contributions to solar-syste
3807Pagels Named in memory of Heinz R. Pagels (1939–1988), physicist, activist, educator, administrator, editor
3815Konig Named by the second and third discoverers in memory of the first, Arthur König (1895–1969), who succ
3819Robinson Named in honor of Leif J. Robinson, editor of’ sky and Telescope’. Robinson’s career as an observer
3820SauvalHenri Sauval (1623-1676) was a French legal expert at the High judicial Court of Paris in the age of
3821SonetJean Sonet (1908-1987), a Belgian Jesuit, was a specialist in Romance languages, professor and later
3831Pettengill Named in honor of Gordon H. Pettengill, planetary physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Techno
3832Shapiro Named in honor of Irwin I. Shapiro {1929– }, physicist associated with the Massachusetts Institute o
3837Carr Named for Michael Harold Carr, geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey and chief of the Branch of
3841Dicicco Named in honor of Dennis di Cicco, since 1974 a staff member and since 1983 an associate editor of S
3850Peltier Named in memory of Leslie C. Peltier (1900–1980), one of this century’s most highly respected Americ
3853Haas Named in honor of Walter H. Haas of Las Cruces, New Mexico, founder and director, from 1947 until 19
3857Cellino Named in honor of Alberto Cellino, an astronomer at the Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino. Cellino
3859Borngen Named in honor of Freimut Börngen, senior staff astronomer at the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Ta
3861Lorenz Named in memory of Konrad Zacharias Lorenz (1903–1989), Austrian ethologist, who established the fie
3865LindbloomGeorge G. Lindbloom (1934-1989), artist, designer, writer, cartoonist, teacher, photographer and hum
3866LangleySamuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906), third secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, was founder of
3869Norton Named in memory of Arthur P. Norton (1876–1955), author of Norton’s Star Atlas, the most widely used
3871Reiz Named in honor of Anders Reiz (1915– ), professor emeritus at the Copenhagen University Observatory
3873Roddy Named in honor of David J. Roddy, geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. A leading investigator
3875Staehle Named in honor of Robert L. Staehle, astronautical engineer, member of the technical staff of the Je
3876Quaide Named in honor of William L. Quaide for his extraordinary record of scientific achievement in furthe
3877Braes Named in honor of Luc L. Braes (1936– ), born in Belgium and since 1958 living and working in the Ne
3880Kaiserman Named in honor of Michael Kaiserman, American aeronautical engineer and enthusiastic supporter of re
3887GerstnerNamed in memory of the physicist František Josef Gerstner (1756-1832) and his son František Antonín
3888Hoyt Named in memory of William Graves Hoyt (1921–1985), American journalist and historian. His books Pla
3891Werner Named in honor of Robert A. Werner, graduate student in aerospace engineering at the University of T
3893DeLaeterNamed in honor of John DeLaeter, retired professor at Curtin University, Western Australia, in recog
3895Earhart Named for Amelia Mary Earhart (1897–1937), a distinguished pioneer in the field of aviation. She was
3898CurlewisNamed in honor of Harold Burnham Curlewis (1874-1960), government astronomer for Western Australia d
3913Chemin Named in honor of Henriette and Robert Chemin, who, after many years at the Paris Observatory as lib
3918Brel Named in memory of the well-known Belgian artist Jacques Brel (1929–1978), famous also for his songs
3924Birch Named in honor of Peter V. Birch. An astronomer at the Perth Observatory since 1970, Birch made many
3926Ramirez Named in honor of Abel R. Ramirez, manager and impeccable host of the California Institute of Techno
3931Batten Named in honor of Alan H. Batten, an astronomer at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victori
3937Bretagnon Named in honor of Pierre Bretagnon, astronomer at the Bureau des Longitudes. He is the author of a m
3938Chapront Named in honor of Jean Chapront and Michelle Chapront-Touzé, astronomers at the Bureau des Longitude
3943Silbermann Named for the famous Saxon organ builder Gottfried Silbermann (1683–1753), several of whose instrume
3944Halliday Named in honor of Ian Halliday, an astronomer at the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, National Re
3947Swedenborg Named for Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772), Swedish scientist, philosopher, poet and theologian. Swede
3959Irwin Named in honor of John B. Irwin, professor of astronomy at Indiana University from 1948 to 1964. His
3970HerranJose Antonio Ruiz de la Herran Villagomez (b. 1925), currently technical advisor of the Museum Unive
3973OgilvieProfessor of metallurgy at MIT and a researcher at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Robert E. Ogilvie
3974Verveer Named in honor of Arie J. B. Verveer, technical manager of the Perth Observatory, in recognition of
3984ChacosAlbert Anthony Chacos (b. 1953) helped further the exploration of the planets as a key engineer for
3987Wujek Named in honor of Joseph H. Wujek, staff engineer in the Advanced Technology Group of Apple Computer
4008CorbinNamed in honor of Thomas E. Corbin, head of the Meridian Circle Division at the U.S. Naval Observato
4012GeballeT. R. Geballe (b. 1944) is responsible for pioneering the first infrared spectral classification sys
4014Heizman Named in honor of Leonie A. Heizman, docent of the historical museum at the San Juan Capistrano miss
4019Klavetter Named in memory of James Jay Klavetter (1960–1997), professor of physics at California State Univers
4021Dancey Named in honor of Roy Dancey and Bruce D. Dancey, father and son, who successively headed the optica
4024Ronan Named in honor of Colin A. Ronan {1920–1995}, author and specialist in the history and philosophy of
4025Ridley Named in honor of Harold B. Ridley {1919–1995}, distinguished British astrophotographer specializing
4026Beet Named in honor of Ernest A. Beet {1904–1997}, a member of the British Astronomical Association for h
4027Mitton Named in honor of Simon and Jacqueline Mitton, astronomers in Cambridge, England. Originally at the
4028PancratzAfter dreaming of going into space for 30 years, Chris Pancratz (1950-2003) has as a member of the B
4029Bridges Named in honor of Patricia M. Bridges, planetary cartographer with the U.S. Geological Survey. Based
4030ArchenholdNamed in memory of the German astronomer Friedrich Simon Archenhold (1861-1939). In 1896 he made it
4031Mueller Named in honor of Jean Mueller, observer for the Second Palomar Sky Survey with the 1.2-m Oschin Tel
4045Lowengrub Named in honor of Morton Lowengrub in celebration of the completion of the WIYN Observatory. As dean
4046Swain Named in memory of Joseph Swain (1857–1927), successor of Daniel Kirkwood {see planet  (1578)} as pr
4052Crovisier Named in honor of Jacques Crovisier (1948– ), an astronomer at Paris-Meudon Observatory. Crovisier h
4061Martelli Named in honor of Giuseppe Martelli {1923–1994}, head of the Space and Plasma Physics Group at the U
4069Blakee Named in honor of Lawrence E. Blakee, who for 37 years has worked diligently in many capacities at t
4078Polakis Named in honor of Thomas A. Polakis (1961– ), mechanical engineer and friend of the discoverer. As a
4081Tippett Named for Sir Michael Tippett (1905–1998), English composer. Tippett’s music, particularly that for
4082Swann Named in honor of Gordon A. Swann, geologist at Northern Arizona University. As principal investigat
4084Hollis Named in honor of Andrew J. Hollis, a member of the British Astronomical Association since 1961. As
4085Weir Named in honor of Doris Blackman Weir, geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. As technical edito
4089GalbraithHarvard University economist and polemicist John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006), renowned for his use
4091Lowe Named in honor of Andrew Lowe, a Canadian professional geophysicist and amateur astronomer in Calgar
4093Bennett Named in honor of Jack Caister Bennett {1914–1990}, prominent South African amateur astronomer. Jack
4099WigginsPatrick Wiggins (b. 1949) spent over 26 years with Hansen Planetarium in Salt Lake City, educating t
4104Alu Named for Jeff Alu, a talented musician and composer, as well as a participant in the Palomar Planet
4108Rakos Named in honor of Karl D. Rakos (1925– ), Croatian-born Austrian astronomer, since 1973 professor of
4111Lamy Named in honor of Philippe Lamy, since 1973 a staff scientist at the Laboratoire d’Astronomie Spatia
4116Elachi Named in honor of Charles Elachi, assistant laboratory director for Space Science and Instruments, J
4119Miles Named in honor of Howard G. Miles, founder director of the Artificial Satellite Section of the Briti
4120Denoyelle Named in honor of Jozef Denoyelle (1937– ) on the occasion of his retirement from the Uccle {see pla
4131Stasik Named in honor of John S. Stasik, science teacher at Weston Middle School, Massachusetts, responsibl
4137CrabtreeWilliam Crabtree (1610-1644), a cloth merchant in Salford, near Manchester, became the second person
4140Branham Named in honor of Richard L. Branham Jr. (1943– ), a U.S. astronomer who works in meridian astronomy
4143HuziakRichard Huziak (b. 1957) is a Canadian amateur astronomer with wide-ranging interests, which he purs
4152Weber Named for Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826), German composer. Although Weber did not invent German Ro
4154RumseyNorman J. Rumsey (b. 1924) is New Zealand's foremost optical designer. With Garry Nankivell he has d
4159Freeman Named in honor of Ann Freeman, executive secretary of the Seismological Laboratory of the California
4168MillanNamed in memory of Julio Rodolfo Millan (1923-1995), first rector of the San Juan National Universit
4171Carrasco Named in honor of Juan Carrasco, senior night assistant at the Palomar Observatory. The safe operati
4173Thicksten Named in honor of Robert P. Thicksten, superintendent of the Palomar Observatory, California Institu
4175Billbaum Named in honor of William A. Baum on the occasion of his retirement from the directorship of the Pla
4177KohmanTruman Paul Kohman (b. 1916), emeritus professor of nuclear chemistry at Carnegie-Mellon University,
4192Breysacher Named in honor of Jacques Breysacher, astronomer in charge of the Section for Visiting Astronomers a
4193SalanaveOriginally a meteorologist, as first executive officer of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific an
4194SweitzerNamed in honor of Paul A. Sweitzer (b. 1936) on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Sweitzer served
4201Orosz Named in honor of Elizabeth M. Orosz (1970– ), staff member at Melton Memorial Observatory at the Un
4202MinittiMichelle Minitti (b. 1973) is a researcher at Arizona State University who studies the mineralogy of
4203Brucato Named for Robert J. Brucato, assistant director of the Palomar Observatory. Working with more than a
4204Barsig Named in honor of Walter Barsig, a teacher of science and director of a major Bavarian state school
4209Briggs Named in honor of Geoffrey A. Briggs, space physicist, former Director of the Solar System Explorati
4217Engelhardt Named in honor of Wolf von Engelhardt, professor of mineralogy, and director of the Institute of Min
4218Demottoni Named in memory of Glauco de Mottoni y Palacios (1901–1988), Italian astronomer, engineer and collab
4225HobartJoseph R. Hobart (b. 1944) is an electrical engineer, amateur radio operator W7LUX, and minor-planet
4226Damiaan Named for the Flemish priest Jozef De Veuster (1840–1889) on the occasion of the 100th anniversary o
4228NemiroAndrej Antonovich Nemiro (1909-1995) worked at the Pulkovo Observatory for more than 50 years and wa
4231Fireman Named in memory of Edward Leonhard Fireman (1922–1990), on the staff of the Brookhaven National Labo
4232Aparicio Named in memory of Emiliano Pedro Aparicio (1921–1988), mineralogist and geologist at the National U
4240Grun Named in honor of Eberhard Grün (1942– ), a physicist at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Hei
4241PappalardoA. Neil Pappalardo is a pioneer in medical information technology. Together with his wife Jane, he
4242Brecher Named in honor of Aviva and Kenneth Brecher, each of whose research interests cover an enormous rang
4243NankivellGarry R. Nankivell (b. 1929) is New Zealand's pre-eminent optical craftsman. Among his many product
4246Telemann Named in memory of Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767), whose authority as a musician and composer of
4251Kavasch Named in honor of Julius Kavasch (1920–1978) and his son Wulf-Dietrich Kavasch, both amateur geologi
4252GodwinRichard Godwin (b. 1955), a board member of the Space Frontier Foundation, served as executive direc
4253Marker Named after Wolfgang Märker, owner and director of the Märker cement factory at Harburg, located on
4254Kamel Named in honor of Lars Kamél, planetary astronomer and meticulous compiler and analyzer of cometary
4259McCoyTimothy J. McCoy (b. 1964) is a curator of the national meteorite collection at the National Museum
4262DeVorkinDavid H. DeVorkin (b. 1944), Chair of the Historical Astronomy Division of the American Astronomical
4269BogadoManuel D. Bogado (b. 1934) is a Paraguayan amateur astronomer, known for his contributions to amateu
4276Clifford Named in honor of Clifford J. Cunningham {1955– }, Canadian amateur astronomer and writer, whose int
4278Harvey Named in honor of G. Roger Harvey, instructor in astronomy at the University of North Carolina in Ch
4283Stoffler Named in honor of Dieter Stöffler, professor and director of the Institute for Planetology, Universi
4285Hulkower Named in honor of Neal D. Hulkower, mathematician, scientist and good friend of the discoverer with
4295Wisse Named in honor of Marijke Wisse-Schouten, who as a staff member of the Leiden Observatory performed
4297EichhornNamed in honor of Heinrich Karl Eichhorn (b. 1927), Austrian-American astronomer, educator and schol
4301BoydenMassachusetts mechanical engineer Uriah Atherton Boyden (1804-1879) designed an improved turbine wat
4309Marvin Named in honor of Ursula B. Marvin {1922– }, geologist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astroph
4310Stromholm Named in honor of Stig Strömholm, scholar, author, professor and vice chancellor of Uppsala Universi
4312KnackeRoger F. Knacke (b. 1941) studies interstellar ice and dust, comets and planetary atmospheres. Nota
4313Bouchet Named in honor of Patrice Bouchet, a staff astronomer at the European Southern Observatory at La Sil
4314DervanPeter Dervan (b. 1945) is the Bren Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology.
4321ZeroSamuel Joel “Zero” Mostel (1915-1977) was an American actor, singer and artist. A Tony Award winner
4324BickelWolf Bickel (b. 1942) is a German amateur astronomer who started observing minor planets in 1995 at
4325Guest Named in honor of John E. Guest, reader in Planetary Studies at University College, London, and a co
4326McNally Named in honor of Derek McNally, Director of the University of London Observatory (University Colleg
4329MiróJoan Miró (1893-1983) was a famous Spanish Catalan painter, sculptor and ceramicist. Very close to
4331Hubbard Named in memory of Ralph “Doc” Hubbard (1885–1980), of Medora, North Dakota. The son of Elbert Hubba
4332Milton Named for Daniel J. Milton, geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Milton, who has carried out g
4333Sinton Named in honor of William M. Sinton, planetary astronomer at the Institute for Astronomy, University
4334FooLillian Foo (b. 1972) is a consultant at the World Bank who helped develop a radio program that was
4338Velez Named in honor of Reinaldo Velez, senior telescope operator at the Arecibo Observatory for the past
4340Dence Named for Michael R. Dence, executive director of the Royal Society of Canada and formerly a geologi
4342Freud Named in memory of Sigmund Freud (1865–1939), father of psychoanalysis. In 1885 he went to Paris and
4344Buxtehude Named in memory of the great organist and composer Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707), undoubtedly the m
4346Whitney Named in honor of Charles A. Whitney, professor at Harvard University. Whitney has done seminal work
4349Tiburcio Named in honor of Julio Cesar dos Santos Tibúrcio, a Brazilian amateur astronomer and student of inf
4358Lynn Named in memory of William Thynne Lynn (1835–1911), assistant at Greenwich Observatory from 1854 to
4359Berlage Named in honor of H. P. Berlage (1896–1968), Dutch meteorologist and astronomer. His main astronomic
4362Carlisle Named in honor of Albert John Carlisle (1917–1993), who spent his life working in the Australian Bus
4367Meech Named in honor of Karen J. Meech (1959– ) of the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaii
4368Pillmore Named for Charles L. Pillmore, geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. A specialist in the use of
4372Quincy Named in memory of John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), sixth president of the United States and a lifelon
4373Crespo Named in honor of Antonio Crespo, electrical engineer at the Arecibo {see planet  (4337)} Observator
4378Voigt Named in honor of Hans-Heinrich Voigt {1921– }, known for his work on radiative transfer and stellar
4379Snelling Named in honor of Reginald and Heather Snelling. Former owners of Carranya Station in Western Austra
4380Geyer Named in honor of Edward H. Geyer {1930– }, since 1965 the head of the Hoher List Observatory, on th
4385Elsasser Named in honor of Hans F. Elsässer (1929– ), professor of astronomy at Heidelberg University and sin
4393Dawe Named in honor of John A. Dawe, who was astronomer-in-charge at the U.K. Schmidt in 1979 when the fi
4396Gressmann Named in honor of Michael Gressmann, renowned astronomical optician of Falkensee, near Berlin. Schol
4400Bagryana Named in honor of Elisveta Bagryana {1893–1991}, the greatest Bulgarian poetess. Her lyric poetry se
4409KisslingWarwick M. Kissling (b. 1957) is an innovative applied mathematician. His computations have allowed
4417Lecar Named in honor of Myron Lecar (1930– ), astrophysicist in the Planetary Sciences division of the Har
4435Holt Named for Henry E. Holt, planetary geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey and Northern Arizona Un
4438Sykes Named in honor of Mark V. Sykes, planetary scientist at the Steward Observatory of the University of
4443PauletPeruvian scientist Pedro Paulet (1874-1945) built a liquid-fuel rocket engine in 1895 and a prototyp
4444EscherThe prints of Dutch graphic artist Maurits C. Escher (1898-1972) are characterized by their sophisti
4451Grieve Named for Richard A. F. Grieve, geologist with the Geological Survey of Canada and chief of their ge
4453BornholmThe beautiful and famous Danish rocky island of Bornholm is situated in the southern part of the Bal
4456Mawson Named in memory of Sir Douglas Mawson (1882–1958), Australian geologist and Antarctic explorer. Afte
4457van Gogh Named in memory of the famous Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) on the 100th anniversary of
4457van Gogh Named in memory of the famous Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) on the 100th anniversary of
4462Vaughan Named in honor of Curtis T. Vaughan, Jr., a lifelong resident, prominent businessman, and community
4469Utting Named in honor of Muriel Janet Utting (1914– ), the Perth Observatory’s honorary historian since 198
4473SearsA professor at the University of Arkansas, Derek Sears (b. 1948) has championed thermoluminescence a
4476Bernstein Named in memory of Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990), American composer, conductor, pianist, educator, a
4477KelleyMichael Shawn Kelley (b. 1958) is a program officer at the Planetary Science Division, NASA Headqua
4478Blanco Named in honor of Carlo Blanco, professor of astronomy at Catania University. Known for his intense
4481HerbelinNamed in honor of Claude Herbelin (b. 1931), of Neuchâtel, on the occasion of his 65th birthday (199
4490Bambery Named in honor of Raymond J. Bambery, chemist and image-processing scientist at the Jet Propulsion L
4504Jenkinson Named for Nora Jenkinson, Scottish astronomy educator. In the town of Haddington, near Edinburgh, sh
4506Hendrie Named in honor of Michael J. Hendrie, an English amateur with a longstanding interest in astronomy a
4529Webern Named for Anton Webern (1883–1945), Austrian composer. Associated with Schönberg and Berg {see plane
4531Asaro Named for Frank Asaro, nuclear chemist at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory of the University of Cali
4533Orth Named for Charles J. Orth, nuclear chemist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico. Renown
4548Wielen Named in honor of Roland Wielen (1938– ), German astronomer, director of the Astronomisches Rechen-I
4549Burkhardt Named in honor of Gernot Burkhardt (1951– ), astronomer at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut in Hei
4551Cochran Named in honor of William D. Cochran and Anita L. Cochran, husband and wife astronomers at the Unive
4558Janesick Named in honor of James R. Janesick of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Janesick has been instrumental
4564ClaytonAs a professor at the University of Chicago, Robert Clayton (b. 1930) has pioneered the use of oxyge
4565GrossmanChairman of the Department of Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago, Lawrence Grossman (
4570RuncornNamed in memory of Stanley Keith Runcorn (1922-1995), British geophysicist. Runcorn's research cent
4571Grumiaux Named in memory of Arthur Grumiaux (1921–1986), Belgian violinist who studied at the conservatories
4580Child Named in honor of Jack B. Child, software engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Asteroid Projec
4583LugoRaymond Lugo (b. 1957) helped further the exploration of the planets through his dedication and hard
4588WislicenusGerman astronomer Walter F. Wislicenus (1859-1905) was an ardent observer at the Strasbourg Observat
4589McDowell Named in honor of Jonathan Christopher McDowell (1960– ), astrophysicist, space enthusiast and femin
4595PrinzMartin (Marty) Prinz (b. 1931) is a long-time curator of the meteorite collection at the American Mu
4598Coradini Named in honor of sister and brother Angioletta and Marcello Coradini, who have very actively promot
4600MeadowsJack Meadows (b. 1934), now retired from the Department of Information and Library Studies at Loughb
4602Heudier Named in honor of Jean-Louis Heudier, astronomer in charge of the operations of the Schmidt telescop
4603Bertaud Named in honor of Charles Bertaud, under whose leadership at Meudon the discoverer began his astrono
4608WodehouseThe English writer Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881-1975) is renowned for his humorous stories of th
4609Pizarro Named in honor of Guido and Oscar Pizarro, who operate the 1-m Schmidt telescope and who exposed the
4612GreensteinNamed in honor of Jesse Greenstein (b. 1909), an expert in stellar spectroscopy with many discoverie
4615Zinner Named in memory of Ernst Zinner (1886–1970), assistant astronomer (1910–1914) and director (1926–195
4620BickleyNamed for the present site (since 1966) of the Perth Observatory. In 1915 the locality, in the Darli
4628Laplace Named in memory of the great French mathematician, astronomer and physicist, Pierre-Simon Marquis de
4629Walford Named in honor of Roy L. Walford, professor of pathology at the UCLA School of Medicine, noted for h
4638Estens Named for John (Jack) Locke Estens (1919– ), Australian astronomy educator. Following a life of farm
4642MurchieNamed in honor of Scott Murchie (b. 1959), who has a diverse interest in planetary problems ranging
4643CisnerosNamed in honor of Ernest Cisneros (b. 1964), one of the unsung heroes of planetary science. Cisneros
4648Tirion Named in honor of the Dutch cartographer Wil Tirion, author of the Sky Atlas 2000.0 and of many othe
4652IanniniNamed in honor of Gualberto Mario Iannini (b. 1917), Argentinean astronomer who has worked in the fi
4656HuchraJohn Peter Huchra (1948-2010), Doyle professor of cosmology at Harvard and some time associate direc
4664Hanner Named in honor of Martha S. Hanner, planetary scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory who special
4665Muinonen Named in honor of Karri O. Muinonen, planetary scientist at the Lowell Observatory. Formerly at the
4666Dietz Named in honor of Robert S. Dietz, geologist and professor emeritus at Arizona State University. Die
4673Bortle Named for John E. Bortle, an American astronomer specializing in comets and variable stars. One of t
4674Pauling Named in honor of Professor Linus Pauling on the occasion of his ninetieth birthday, 1991 Feb. 28. P
4680Lohrmann Named for Wilhelm Gotthelf Lohrmann, an amateur astronomer and author of the famous lunar topographi
4684Bendjoya Named in honor of Philippe Bendjoya, astronomer at the Nice Observatory, who has carried out fruitfu
4689Donn Named in honor of Bertram D. Donn for his fundamental contributions to our understanding of solar sy
4693Drummond Named in honor of Jack D. Drummond of the Steward Observatory, University of Arizona. Drummond’s ana
4694Festou Named in honor of Michel C. Festou of the Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, Toulouse, for his extensive an
4696Arpigny Named in honor of Claude Arpigny of the Université de Liége, to recognize his preeminence in high-re
4700Carusi Named in honor of Andrea Carusi, Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale, in recognition of his work on the
4701Milani Named in honor of Andrea Milani of the University of Pisa for his contributions to understanding the
4713Steel Named in honor of Duncan Steel, Anglo-Australian astronomer who has conducted research on the origin
4725MiloneNamed in honor of Luis Ambrosio Milone (b. 1933), Argentinean astronomer who has been working in the
4726Federer Named in honor of Charles A. Federer, Jr., founding editor of “Sky and Telescope” {see planet  (3243
4732Froeschle Named in honor of Claude and Christiane Froeschlé, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, Nice. Husband and
4761UrrutiaNamed in honor of Antonio Urrutia A., Chilean lawyer in Santiago and for three decades legal advisor
4763Ride Named in honor of Sally K. Ride, the first American woman to fly in space. From 1978 to 1987 Ride wa
4765Wasserburg Named for Gerald J. Wasserburg, professor of geology and geophysics at the California Institute of T
4766Malin Named in honor of David F. Malin, chemist and astrophotographer at the Anglo-Australian Observatory.
4768Hartley Named in honor of Malcolm Hartley, deputy astronomer in charge of the U.K. Schmidt telescope at Sidi
4770Lane Named in honor of Arthur Lonne Lane, manager of the geology and planetary section at the Jet Propuls
4775Hansen Named in memory of Peter Andreas Hansen (1795–1874), leading theoretical astronomer of the nineteent
4783Wasson Named for John T. Wasson, cosmochemist and professor at the University of California at Los Angeles.
4788Simpson Named in honor of Robert W. L. Simpson, English composer, who has celebrated his 70th birthday in 19
4793SlessorMary Slessor (1848-1915) was a Scottish missionary to Nigeria. Her work and strong personality allo
4794BogardDonald Bogard (b. 1940) of NASA's Johnson Space Center has been at the forefront of understanding th
4796Lewis Named in honor of Joseph Walter Lewis, Jr. and his wife Anne Beech Lewis, good friends of the discov
4803Birkle Named in honor of Kurt Birkle {1939– }, since 1974 the local director of the Calar Alto Observatory,
4804Pasteur Named in memory of the great French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur (1822–1895), who proved
4815AndersEdward Anders (b. 1926), professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, has made many seminal cont
4816Connelly Named in honor of Robert Connelly, mathematician at Cornell University. A specialist in geometry, Co
4817GlibaGeorge Gliba (b. 1948) is co-founder of the Chagrin Valley Astronomical Society. He has worked at th
4819GiffordAlgernon Charles Gifford (1861-1948) published important papers on the impact origin of lunar crater
4821Bianucci Named in honor of Piero Bianucci, scientific journalist and member of the editorial staff of “La Sta
4822Karge Named in honor of Orville B. Karge (1919–1990), instructor of physics at San Dieguito and Torrey Pin
4826Wilhelms Named for Don E. Wilhelms, a leading student of the moon. Wilhelms coordinated a 20-year-long U.S. G
4831BaldwinThrough his pioneering work on the impact origins of lunar craters, Ralph Baldwin (b. 1912) recogniz
4837BickertonAlexander W. Bickerton (1842-1929), professor of chemistry at Canterbury College, was an inspiring t
4843MéganticNamed for Mont Mégantic, the largest observatory in Québec. Founded in 1978, its mission is to promo
4849Ardenne Named in memory of Manfred von Ardenne (1907–1997), German inventor and researcher in various fields
4856Seaborg Named in honor of Glenn T. Seaborg (1912–1999), American nuclear chemist, academic administrator and
4859Fraknoi Named for Andrew Fraknoi on the occasion of his resignation as executive director of the Astronomica
4864NimoyLeonard Nimoy (1931-2015) was an American actor, film director and poet. Best known for his portraya
4874Burke Named in honor of James D. Burke on the occasion of his retirement from the Jet Propulsion Laborator
4877Humboldt Named after the scientist Friedrich Heinrich Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt (1769–1859), who made e
4878GilhuttonArgentine astronomer Ricardo Gil-Hutton (b. 1958) works in solar-system research and is a specialist
4885Grange Named in honor of Alice Shoemaker Grange (1908– ), aunt of E. M. Shoemaker. (M 24917)
4893Seitter Named in honor of Waltraud C. Seitter {1930– }, director of the Münster (Westfalen) Astronomical Ins
4901Ó BriainDara Ó Briain (b. 1972) is an Irish comedian who incorporates scientific topics into his stand-up ro
4908Ward Named in honor of Steven Ward, electronics technician in the Computation Facility at the Harvard-Smi
4909Couteau Named in honor of Paul Couteau, double-star observer at the Observatoire de Nice since 1959, on the
4911Rosenzweig“Pioneers of the Zone”, Jack (1919-1994) and Marcelle (b. 1929) Rosenzweig worked to help the Puerto
4914PardinaNamed in honor of Elsa Gutierrez Rodriguez-Pardina (b. 1921), Argentinian astronomer who has worked
4916Brumberg Named in honor of Victor Aleksandrovich Brumberg (1933– ), staff member at the Institute of Theoreti
4924Hiltner Named in memory of William Albert Hiltner (1914–1991), discoverer of the interstellar polarization o
4927O'Connell Named for the Irish freedom fighter Daniel O’Connell (1775–1847). (M 21609)
4937LintottChris Lintott (b. 1980), a junior fellow at Somerville College, Oxford, works on star formation. Mu
4939ScovilCharles E. Scovil (b. 1928) is an amateur astronomer and curator of the Stamford Observatory in Conn
4942MunroeRandall Munroe (b. 1984) is a former NASA roboticist and the author of xkcd, a popular webcomic vari
4950House Named in honor of R. C. House, western novelist and journalist who has served, for the last 23 years
4956Noymer Named in honor of Andrew J. Noymer on the occasion of his twentieth birthday, 1991 Nov. 4. A student
4958WellnitzNamed in honor of Dennis D. Wellnitz (b. 1951), University of Maryland instrument builder, observer,
4969Lawrence Named in honor of Kenneth J. Lawrence (1964– ), astronomer and valuable member of the Palomar Planet
4970Druyan Named as a tribute to Ann Druyan for her many contributions to the public understanding of the human
4974Elford Named in honor of W. Graham Elford (1926– ), past president of IAU Commission 22. Since entering rad
4978Seitz Named in honor of Horstmar Seitz (1920–1943), a close friend of one of the discoverers. (M 22505)
4990TrombkaA researcher at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Jacob (Jack) Trombka (b. 1930) was instrumental
4993CossardItalian archeoastronomer Guido Cossard (b. 1958) made a big contribution to the study of megalithic
4994KisalaDuring mid-2004 Rachel Kisala (b. 1985) helped out at the Minor Planet Center and Central Bureau for
4996Veisberg Named for the Russian painter Vladimir Grigor’evich Veisberg (1924–1985). (M 22505)
5006Teller Named in honor of the distinguished Hungarian-born, U.S. physicist Edward Teller {1908– }. Known for
5007Keay Named in honor of Colin Stewart Lindsay Keay (1930– ), past president of IAU Commission 22 and chair
5024BechmannPoul Bechmann is the former head of the mechanical workshop at the Brorfelde Observatory.
5033Mistral Named in memory of the great poet from the Provence, Frederic Mistral (1830–1914), whose entire life
5037Habing Named in honor of Harm Habing (1937– ), professor of astronomy at the University of Leiden and presi
5038OverbeekMichiel Daniel Overbeek (b. 1920) is a prolific South African observer of variable stars and occulta
5047ZandaBrigitte Zanda (b. 1958) is a meteorite curator at the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris
5053Chladni Named in honor of Ernst Florens Friedrich Chladni (1756–1827), German meteoriticist. Generally regar
5057WeeksEric R. Weeks (b. 1970) is a Professor in the Physics Department at Emory University. His research
5061McIntoshBruce A. McIntosh (b. 1929) worked at the National Research Council Canada. The radar meteor survey
5066Garradd Named for Gordon John Garradd (1959– ), amateur astronomer and photographer who has wide-ranging int
5068Cragg Named in honor of Thomas A. Cragg, a quintessential amateur astronomer. In 1945 at age 17 he joined
5077FavaloroRene Favaloro (1923-2000) was a well-known Argentinian cardiologist who first developed the coronary
5079BrubeckDave Brubeck (b. 1920), California-born pianist and composer, is best known for his remarkable exper
5081SanguinJuan Sanguin (1933-2006) was an Argentinian astronomer who was in charge of the minor planet and com
5088Tancredi Named in honor of Gonzalo Tancredi, Uruguayan astronomer who spent several years in Uppsala, working
5090Wyeth Named in memory of Stuart Wyeth, who provided the means for the construction, sixty years ago, of th
5092Manara Named in honor of Alessandro Manara, since 1963 an astronomer at the Brera Astronomical Observatory
5095Escalante Named in honor of Jaime Escalante, a mathematics teacher who has inspired thousands of underprivileg
5097Axford Named in honor of William Ian Axford, director of the Max-Planck-Institut fur Aeronomie, Lindau, and
5100Pasachoff Named in honor of Jay M. Pasachoff, Field Memorial professor of astronomy, director of the Hopkins O
5105Westerhout Named in honor of Gart Westerhout, radio astronomer, on the occasion of his retirement as scientific
5115Frimout Named in honor of Dirk Frimout, the first Belgian astronaut. On 1992 Mar. 24 he went into orbit with
5127Bruhns Named in memory of the famous organist and composer Nicolaus Bruhns (1665–1697), born at Schwab-sted
5129Groom Named in honor of Steven L. Groom, a computer specialist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who desig
5132MaynardNamed in honor of Owen E. Maynard, who played a major role in the achievement of the first manned la
5134EbilsonNamed in honor of Elizabeth M. Bilson (b. 1937), administrative director of the Center for Radiophys
5136Baggaley Named in honor of W. Jack Baggaley (1938– ), radar meteor researcher at the University of Canterbury
5137Frevert Named in honor of Friedrich Frevert {-2001}, an amateur astronomer from Wetzlar, well-known for his
5149Leibniz Named after Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716), German philosopher and mathematician, co-inventor
5150Fellini Named in memory of Frederico Fellini (1920–1993), one of the world’s greatest film directors. He was
5151Weerstra Named in honor of Klaas Weerstra, administrative officer and longtime programmer at the Leiden Obser
5152LabsDietrich Labs (b. 1921) is a German astrophysicist and professor at Heidelberg University and Königs
5153GieraschPeter J. Gierasch (b. 1940) has solved fundamental problems in atmospheric dynamics for Mars, Jupite
5159Burbine Named in honor of Thomas Burbine in appreciation of his assistance at the Minor Planet Center during
5160Camoes Named in memory of Luiz de Camoes (Camoens, 1524-1580), the greatest of the Portuguese poets, whose
5161Wightman Named in honor of Kingsley W. Wightman, loved and respected teacher of astronomy, who inspired gener
5166Olson Named in memory of Irvin Edward (‘Ole’) Olson (1910–1993), telescope-dome manufacturer. After an uns
5168Jenner Named in memory of English country doctor Edward Jenner (1749–1823), who on 1796 May 14 vaccinated a
5169Duffell Named in honor of Stephen Duffell (1943– ), a long-time friend of the discoverer, on the occasion of
5170Sissons Named in honor of Anthony Sissons (1943– ), a long-time friend of the discoverer, on the occasion of
5175Ables Named in honor of Harold D. Ables (1938– ), an astronomer and former director at the U.S. Naval Obse
5182Bray Named in honor of Olin D. Bray on the occasion of his 85th birthday, 1992 August 28. A medical docto
5188Paine Named in memory of Thomas O. Paine, administrator of NASA from 1968 to 1970. He led the American spa
5194Bottger Named after Johann Friedrich Böttger (1682–1719). He was supposed to have made gold as alchemist to
5195Kaendler Named after Johann Joachim Kaendler (1706–1775), sculptor and porcelain-modeller at the Meissen Porc
5197Rottmann Named after Friedrich Rottmann (1797–1850), German Romantic landscape painter. He travelled on the o
5207HearnshawJohn Bernard Hearnshaw (b. 1946), professor at Canterbury University, has guided the Mt. John Observ
5208Royer Named in honor of Monsignor Ronald Royer, whose work in astronomical photography and variable-star o
5211Stevenson Named in honor of David J. Stevenson (1948– ) of the California Institute of Technology. A citizen o
5223McSweenA professor at the University of Tennessee, Harry (Hap) McSween Jr. (b. 1945) has specialized in stu
5226Pollack Named in memory of James B. Pollack (1938–1994), a planetary scientist who spent much of his career
5231Verne Named for Jules Verne (1828–1905), French novelist and playwright. One of the founding fathers of mo
5232Jordaens Named for Jacob Jordaens (1593–1678) on the 400th anniversary of his birth. This famous Flemish pain
5246MiglioriniNamed in memory of Fabio Migliorini (1971-1997), a young researcher tragically killed in a mountain
5248Scardia Named in honor of Marco Scardia (1948– ), astrometrist at the Merate branch of the Brera Astronomica
5256Farquhar Named in honor of Robert Farquhar, who has been active in the design of spacecraft and missions for
5265Schadow Named after Johann Gottfried Schadow (1764–1850), German sculptor in the classicistic style. His bes
5266Rauch Named after Christian Daniel Rauch (1777–1857), German sculptor, first servant of King Friedrich Wil
5272Dickinson Named in honor of Terence Dickinson (1943– ), Canada’s foremost popularizer of astronomy. Dickinson
5274Degewij Named in honor of Johan Degewij (1944– ), of Utrecht Polytechnic Institute, for his contributions to
5276Gulkis Named in honor of Samuel Gulkis of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He has over twenty-five years of r
5281LindstromMarilyn Lindstrom (b. 1946) is curator of the U.S. Antarctic meteorite collection at NASA's Johnson
5289NiemelaBorn in Helsinki, Virpi Niemela (b. 1936) moved to Argentina at the age of 17. She received her Ph.
5290LangevinNamed in honor of Yves Langevin (b. 1951), French planetary scientist at the Institut d'Astrophysiqu
5292MackwellStephen J. Mackwell (b. 1956) is the Director of the Lunar and Planetary Institute. He is a valued
5297Schinkel Named after Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781–1841), German architect and painter. He lived in Italy for
5299Bittesini Named in honor of Luciano Bittesini (1950– ), Italian amateur astronomer and astrometrist. (M 30096)
5308HutchisonRobert Hutchison (b. 1938) recently retired as curator of meteorites at the Natural History Museum i
5309MacPhersonGlenn MacPherson (b. 1950), curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, has stu
5310PapikeJames Papike (b. 1937), director emeritus of the Institute of Meteoritics at the University of New M
5313Nunes Named in memory of Pedro Nunes, Portuguese mathematician and geographer, called “the peak figure in
5329DecaroMario De Caro (b. 1963) is a philosopher who studies the philosophy of mind, the free-will controver
5340Burton Named in honor of William Butler Burton (1940– ), American born and since 1981 professor of astronom
5342Le Poole Named in honor of Rudolf Le Poole (1942– ), who spent several years in Tucson, working with G. P. Ku
5345BoyntonWilliam Boynton (b. 1944), professor of cosmochemistry and geochemistry at the University of Arizona
5351Diderot Named in memory of Denis Diderot (1713–1784), French author of dramas, novels and philosophical essa
5365Fievez Named in memory of Charles Fievez (1844–1890), the pioneer of astrophysics in Belgium. His scientifi
5378Ellyett Named in honor of Clifton Darfield Ellyett (1915– ), pioneer of radar meteor research in New Zealand
5380SpriggNamed for Reginald C. Sprigg (1919-1994), Australian exploration geologist, oceanographer, biologist
5382McKayNamed for Christopher P. McKay (b. 1954), space scientist and exobiologist at NASA-Ames Research Cen
5383Leavitt Named in memory of Henriette Swan Leavitt (1868–1921) of the Harvard College Observatory, discoverer
5386BajajaEsteban Bajaja (b. 1931) was in charge of the installation and operation of the first radio telescop
5388Mottola Named in honor of Stefano Mottola, of the Planetary Remote Sensing Section at the Deutsche Forschung
5391EmmonsRichard Emmons (b. 1919), emeritus professor of physics at Ohio's Kent State University, had his int
5392Parker This Mars-crossing Phocaea {see planet  (25) for the prototype} is named in honor of the American am
5393Goldstein Named in honor of Richard M. Goldstein (1927– ), radar astronomer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
5394Jurgens Named in honor of Raymond F. Jurgens (1937– ), a radar astronomer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
5424Covington Named in honor of Arthur Covington {1913–2001}, Canada’s first radio astronomer. His discovery, duri
5438Lorre Named in honor of Jean Lorre, one of the original members of the Image Processing Laboratory at the
5441AndymurrayNamed for Andrew Barron Murray (b. 1987), Scottish professional tennis player.
5442Drossart Named in honor of Pierre Drossart (1956– ), researcher of the CNRS at Paris-Meudon Observatory. Dros
5443Encrenaz Named in honor of Thérèse Encrenaz (1946– ), director of the Department of Space Research at the Par
5444Gautier Named in honor of Daniel Gautier (1936– ), senior scientist in the Department of Space Research at t
5446HeylerNamed in honor of Gene A. Heyler (b. 1956), spacecraft attitude control expert at the Applied Physic
5447LallementNamed in honor of Rosine Lallement (b. 1951), French astrophysicist working at the Service d´Aéronom
5448Siebold Named in memory of Philipp Franz Balthasar von Siebold (1796–1866), who went to Japan as a ship’s do
5464Weller Named in honor of Harold Weller (1941– ). Conductor of the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra since 1981,
5477HolmesAmateur astronomer Robert E. Holmes Jr. (b.~1956) directs the Astronomical Research Observatory in W
5485Kaula Named in honor of William M. Kaula (1926– ), professor of earth and space science at the University
5490Burbidge Named in honor of E. Margaret Burbidge, astronomer at the University of California at San Diego. She
5491Kaulbach Named after Wilhelm von Kaulbach (1805–1874), German painter of portraits, historical scenes and nat
5492Thoma Named after Hans Thoma (1839–1924), German painter of mostly peaceful scenes depicting people in har
5493Spitzweg Named after Carl Spitzweg (1808–1885), German painter of the Biedermeier art period. His anecdotal a
5498Gustafsson Named in honor of Bengt Gustafsson, professor of theoretical astrophysics at and director of the Upp
5500Twilley Named in honor of Royston C. Twilley (1914– ), primary school teacher of the discoverer in Tooting,
5502Brashear Named in memory of John A. Brashear (1840–1920), maker of astronomical telescopes and scientific ins
5504Lanzerotti Named in honor of Louis J. Lanzerotti, American space physicist, on the occasion of his completion o
5515NaderiFirouz Naderi (b. 1946) is a scientist, engineer and manager who has led major programs at the Jet P
5519LellouchNamed in honor of Emmanuel Lellouch (b. 1963), planetary scientist at Observatoire de Paris. Lellouc
5521Morpurgo Named in honor of Pieter Morpurgo, who has been the producer for the last 18 years of “The Sky at Ni
5522De Rop Named in honor of Willy De Rop (1933– ), astronomer at the Royal Observatory, Uccle, on the occasion
5523LuminetNamed in honor of Jean-Pierre Luminet (b. 1951), French researcher at the Paris Observatory. Luminet
5524Lecacheux Named in honor of Jean Lecacheux, a planetary scientist at Paris Observatory. Lecacheux is one of th
5529Perry Named in honor of Marcus Perry and his work in the Spacewatch program. (M 22510)
5530Eisinga Named in honor of Eise Eisinga (1744–1821), Dutch amateur astronomer, on the 250th anniversary of hi
5536HoneycuttKent Honeycutt (b. 1940), on the faculty of Indiana University, has made fundamental contributions t
5542MoffattEthelwin Frances Flamsteed Moffatt (née Winzar, b. 1926) is a direct descendant of John Flamsteed, t
5551Glikson Named in honor of Andrew Y. Glikson, retired senior research scientist with the Australian Geologica
5553ChodasPaul W. Chodas (1952- ) is a member of the Solar System Dynamics Group at the Jet Propulsion Labo
5554KeeseyMichael S. W. Keesey (1937- ) is a member of the Solar System Dynamics Group at the Jet Propulsio
5555WimberlyRavenel N. Wimberly (1946- ) is a member of the Solar System Dynamics Group at the Jet Propulsion
5567DurisenRichard H. Durisen (b. 1946), on the faculty of Indiana University, has applied dynamical simulation
5568MufsonStuart Mufson (b. 1946), on the faculty of Indiana University, has built pioneering instrumentation
5569ColbyMichael John Colby (b. 1952) furthered the exploration of the planets by his role as spacecraft inte
5577PriestleyNamed for Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), an English clergyman who was the first to publish an account
5579Uhlherr Named in honor of engineer H. Ralph Uhlherr, a founder of the Siemens plant in Melbourne. An indefat
5584IzenbergNamed in honor of Noam Izenberg (b. 1967), planetary scientist at the Applied Physics Laboratory of
5585Parks Named in honor of Robert J. Parks, a leader in the exploration of the solar system. Early in his car
5589De MeisSalvatore De Meis (b. 1930), of Milan, is engaged in the application of astronomical calculations to
5595RothNamed in honor of Mary L. Roth (b. 1935), executive assistant to the organizing committee of the “As
5596Morbidelli Named in honor of Alessandro Morbidelli (1966– ). From Cuneo, in extreme western Italy, he joined th
5597WarrenNamed in honor of Jeffery Warren (b. 1960), optical engineer at the Applied Physics Laboratory of Jo
5610Balster Named in honor of Harry A. M. Balster (1946– ) and his younger sister Yvonne. Harry is a very active
5619Shair Named in honor of Fredrick H. Shair, manager of the Educational Affairs Office at the Jet Propulsion
5621Erb Named in honor of Bryan and Dona Erb, friends of the discoverer. Brian is assistant director of the
5624Shirley Named in honor of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Shirley in recognition of their generous, enthusiastic sup
5635Cole Named for the fictional character Joshua Cole, amateur astronomer and star of Arthur Preston Hankin’
5636JacobsonRobert A. Jacobson (1944- ) is a noted authority on spacecraft navigation techniques, and he is curr
5639ĆukMatija Ćuk (b. 1978) is a dynamical astronomer and a discoverer of the BYORP mechanism, by which the
5641McCleese Named in honor of Daniel J. McCleese, whose research is primarily in atmospheric physics and infrare
5643Roques Named in honor of !Françoise Roques (1956– ) for her work on the dynamics of planetary and circumste
5651Traversa In honor of Gilles Traversa, technical night-assistant at the Observatory of Haute Provence. He has
5655Barney Named in memory of Ida Barney (1886–1982), astronomer at the Yale Observatory from 1924 to 1959 and
5659VergaraUruguayan astronomer Gladys Vergara Gavagnin (1928-2016) was the former director of the Astronomical
5663McKeeganKevin McKeegan (b. 1958), professor of geochemistry at the University of California in Los Angeles,
5664EugsterOtto Eugster (b. 1938), professor at the University of Bern, investigates the chronologies and expos
5665BegemannFriedrich Begemann (b. 1927), director emeritus of the Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie at Mainz, is a
5671Chanal Named in honor of Roger Chanal, French amateur astronomer and friend of the discoverer. Roger has ov
5672Libby Named in honor of Eleanor W. Libby, founder and president of the Donald Ware Waddell Foundation, whi
5673McAllister Named in honor of Frances McAllister, humanitarian and leading philanthropist of Flagstaff, Arizona.
5674Wolff Named in honor of John M. Wolff, a long-time trustee of the Wolff Foundation. Endowed by Wolff’s fat
5678DuBridge Named in memory of Lee Alvin DuBridge (1901–1994), noted nuclear physicist and former president of t
5680NasmythJames Hall Nasmyth (1808-1890) was a Scottish engineer and astronomer, most famous for his invention
5682BeresfordNamed in honor of Anthony Charles Beresford (b. 1942), prominent Australian amateur astronomer. Amo
5694Berenyi Named in honor of Dénes Berényi (1928– ), professor of the Institute of Nuclear Research of the Hung
5694Berenyi Named in honor of Dénes Berényi (1928– ), professor of the Institute of Nuclear Research of the Hung
5695Remillieux Named in honor of Joseph Remillieux (1940– ), professor at the Institut de Physique Nucléaire de l’U
5696Ibsen Named in memory of the famous Norwegian writer Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906), whose most important traged
5698Nolde Named in memory of the German expressionist painter Emil Nolde (1867–1957, real name Emil Hansen). H
5701BaltuckMiriam Baltuck (b. 1954), NASA's representative in Australia and southeast Asia from 1997 to 2002, a
5702Morando Named in honor of Bruno Morando (1931–1995), astronomer at the Bureau des Longitudes, Paris, where h
5704Schumacher Named for the astronomer and geodesist Heinrich Christian Schumacher (1780–1850), who in 1821 founde
5715Kramer Named in honor of Kathryn Xymena Kramer, Development Director at Lowell Observatory. Kramer has been
5716Pickard Named in honor of Elizabeth D. Pickard, philanthropist and community volunteer in Flagstaff, Arizona
5726Rubin Named in honor of American astronomer Vera Cooper Rubin (1928– ), who has studied the motions of gas
5736Sanford Named in honor of John Sanford, teacher, author, former president of the Orange County Astronomers,
5758BruniniAdrián Brunini (b. 1959) is head of the celestial mechanics group at La Plata Observatory and is wel
5762WänkeHeinrich Wänke (b. 1928), director emeritus of the Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie at Mainz, is a pre
5765Izett Named in honor of Glen A. Izett, an American geologist of many talents. Izett has carried out the mo
5768Pittich Named in honor of Eduard M. Pittich (1940– ) of the Astronomical Institute of the Slovak Academy of
5769Michard Named in honor of Raymond Michard (1925– ), administrator of the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur sinc
5771Somerville Named for Mary Somerville (née Fairfax, 1780–1872), one of Europe’s most distinguished women scienti
5774RatliffUntil his tragic and untimely death, Nicholas Paul Ratliff (1982-2002), of Oklahoma City, was always
5779SchupmannIn Die Medial-Fernrohre, Ludwig Schupmann (1851-1920) described a telescope incorporating ref
5780Lafontaine Named in memory of the French lyric poet Jean de la Fontaine (1621–1695), on the occasion of the 300
5785Fulton Named in honor of Joseph A. Fulton, hardware engineer specializing in electro-mechanical devices. Ov
5789Sellin Named in honor of Ivan A. Sellin (1939– ), professor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and at the Uni
5791Comello Named in honor of Georg Comello (1942– ), Dutch amateur astronomer. His interests in astronomy inclu
5793RingueletAdela Ringuelet (b. 1930) has conducted most of her professional work at the La Plata Observatory.
5796KlemmPer Klemm (1949-2011) is a Danish professor of microbiology whose work focused on bacterial adhesins
5798BurnettAs a professor at the California Institute of Technology, Donald Burnett (b. 1937) investigates the
5799Brewington Named in honor of Howard Brewington, discoverer of four comets beginning in 1989. To improve his cha
5811Keck Named in honor of Howard B. Keck, chairman and president emeritus of the W. M. Keck Foundation. The
5819LaurettaDante Lauretta (b. 1970), a professor at the University of Arizona, is known for his ground-breaking
5833PetersonColin A. Peterson (b. 1977), a research support specialist at Cornell University, and responsible fo
5837Hedin Named in memory of Sven Hedin (1865–1952), famous Swedish explorer of Central Asia. In his days ther
5838Hamsun Named in memory of Knut Hamsun, pseudonym of Knut Pedersen (1859–1952), the Norwegian novelist, dram
5841Stone Named in honor of Edward C. Stone for his distinguished achievements in expanding the frontiers of r
5842CancelliFerdinando Cancelli (b. 1969) is a doctor whose speciality is palliative medicine. He is deeply inv
5884Dolezal Named in memory of Erich Dolezal (1902–1990). He was a talented writer and popularizer of astronomy
5885Apeldoorn Named in honor of Berend Caspar Jan Apeldoorn (1944– ), Dutch amateur astronomer, on the occasion of
5886RutgerLyle Lee Rutger (b. 1949) helped further the exploration of the planets through his role as leader o
5888RudersPoul Ruders (b. 1949) is a Danish composer of daring and imaginative contemporary music, expressed i
5890Carlsberg Named in honor of Carlsbergfondet, established in 1876 by Jacob Christian Jacobsen (1811–1887), phil
5893ColtraneJohn Coltrane (1926-1967), originally an alto saxophonist but better known later as a brilliant teno
5899Jedicke Named in honor of the Jedicke family, notably Peter, Robert and June. One of Canada’s best known ama
5905Johnson Named for Lindley N. Johnson, who is responsible for planning the potential use of space-surveillanc
5926Schonfeld Named in memory of Eduard Schönfeld (1828–1891), famous German astronomer and director of the Mannhe
5927KroghAmerican mathematician Fred T. Krogh (b. 1937) developed the accurate, flexible and fast numerical i
5929ManzanoJosé Roberto Manzano (1928-1999) took part in almost all the cosmic radiation projects developed in
5937Loden Named for Kerstin and Lars Olof Lodén. Kerstin, an astronomer at Stockholm Observatory, is a coautho
5938Keller Named for Horst Uwe Keller, well-known scientist at the Max Planck Institute in Lindau. Uwe was the
5943Lovi Named in memory of George Lovi (1939–1993), astronomical cartographer, planetarium lecturer and popu
5948LongoNamed in honor of Giuseppe Longo (b. 1920), a physicist at the University of Bologna. For most of h
5953SheltonNamed in honor of Ian Shelton, Canadian astronomer, best known for his discovery of the supernova in
5956d'Alembert Named in memory of Jean Le Rond d’Alembert (1717–1783), French philosopher and mathematician, famous
5959Shaklan Named in honor of Stuart B. Shaklan, an optical engineer, who performed the imaging design and analy
5961WattJames Watt (1736-1819) was a Scottish engineer whose improvements to the steam engine led to the rap
5968Trauger Named in honor of John T. Trauger, widely known for his remarkable achievements as principal investi
5971TickellBritish diplomat Crispin Tickell (b. 1930), ambassador to Mexico (1981-1983) and to the U.N. (1987-1
5992NittlerLarry Nittler (b. 1969), a scientist at the Carnegie Institute of Washington, is well known for his
5999Plescia Named in honor of Jeffrey B. Plescia, a versatile scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory who wor
6010Lyzenga Named in honor of Gregory Lyzenga, professor of physics at Harvey Mudd College. His keen interest in
6011Tozzi Named in honor of Gian Paolo Tozzi (1949– ) of the Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory. Tozzi’s resear
6016CarnelliIan Carnelli (b. 1976) has made major contributions in the development of asteroid mission concepts
6019TelfordThomas Telford (1757-1834) was a Scottish civil engineer and famed builder of roads, canals, bridges
6036Weinberg Named in honor of Steven Weinberg, elementary-particle physicist and recipient of the 1979 Nobel Pri
6054Ghiberti Named for Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378–1455), one of the most famous Italian sculptors. In the pestilence
6057Robbia Named for Luca della Robbia (1400–1482) and his family of most important Italian sculptors. Apart fr
6065ChesneauOlivier Chesneau (b. 1972) is a French astronomer who has studied circumstellar environments with th
6066Hendricks Named in honor of John Hendricks (1952– ), founder of Discovery Communications, Inc., which owns and
6069Cevolani Named in honor of Giordano Cevolani (1945– ), researcher of the Italian National Research Council (C
6072Hooghoudt Named in memory of Bernard G. Hooghoudt (1924–1995), key engineer for Dutch radio telescopes, having
6080LugmairGünter Lugmair (b. 1940), director of the Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie at Mainz, has made many con
6081CloutisEdward Cloutis (b. 1958), professor at the University of Winnipeg, studies the spectra of mineral as
6084BascomNamed in memory of Florence Bascom (1862-1945), the first woman geologist in the United States. She
6087LupoNamed in honor of Bob Lupo. Wearing a black hat and a genial smile, Lupo typifies the Western cowbo
6105Verrocchio Named for the Italian sculptor and painter Andrea del Verrocchio (1435–1488). Originally named Andre
6106Stoss Named for the German sculptor and wood-carver Veit Stoss (c. 1445–1553), who worked in Nürnberg and
6107OsterbrockNamed in honor of Donald E. Osterbrock (b. 1924), professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the Uni
6109BalseiroJosé Antonio Balseiro (1919-1962) was a key figure in the development of nuclear physics in Argentin
6116Still Named in memory of William Grant Still (1895–1978), American composer, also known as the “Dean of Am
6122Henrard Named in honor of Jacques Henrard (1940– ), professor of mathematics at the University of Namur. Hen
6128LasordaThe achievements of baseball Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda (b. 1927) include leading the Los Angeles D
6130HuttonJames Hutton (1726-1797) was one of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment. His Theory of
6132Danielson Named in honor of G. Edward Danielson (1939– ) of the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
6141DurdaNamed in honor of Daniel D. Durda, who has studied the generation and evolution of dust from and the
6147Straub Named for the German sculptor Johann Baptist Straub (1704–1784). His most famous work is in the sout
6150Neukum Named in honor of Gerhard Neukum, director of the DLR Institute of Planetary Exploration in Berlin-A
6153Hershey Named in memory of Wesley Lamar Hershey (1913–1989), director of the Caltech “Y” at the California I
6156Dall Named in memory of Horace E. Dall (1901–1986), a talented craftsman known internationally for his sk
6163ReimersDieter Reimers (b. 1943), director of the Hamburg Observatory, is well known for his work on white d
6170Levasseur Named in honor of Anny-Chantal Levasseur-Regourd (1945– ), professor at Paris VI University. An inci
6176HorriganBarbara Llewellyn Horrigan (1915-2005) was an active member of the Arlington Friends of the Drama (M
6179Brett Named in honor of Robin Brett (1935– ), an Australian-born, Harvard-educated American citizen active
6183Viscome Named in honor of George R. Viscome (1956– ), of Lake Placid, New York. A broadcast technician respo
6189Volk Named in honor of Elisabeth Völk (1946– ), secretary at the European Southern Observatory’s headquar
6191Eades Named in honor of George Eades, currently celebrating his fiftieth year of membership in the British
6204MacKenzie Named in honor of Norman MacKenzie, a leading scholar of the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins. Profes
6213Zwiers Named in memory of Hendrikus Johannes Zwiers (1865–1923), astronomer at the Leiden Observatory who w
6224El GoresyAhmed El Goresy (b. 1933), a scientist at the Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie at Mainz, has conducted
6243Yoder Named in honor of Charles F. Yoder (1943– ), of Los Angeles, California. Yoder developed the first a
6256Canova Named for Antonio Canova (1757–1822), an Italian sculptor in the classicistic style. An opponent of
6258Rodin Named for the French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840–1917). In his sculptures Rodin tried to express pe
6259Maillol Named for the French sculptor and graphic artist Aristide Maillol (1861–1944). He first studied pain
6260Kelsey Named in honor of Frances Oldham Kelsey (1914– ), research pharmacologist at the U.S. Food and Drug
6271Farmer Named in honor of Crofton Bernard Farmer, distinguished visiting scientist at the Jet Propulsion Lab
6277SiokSteve (b. 1949) and Kathy (b. 1949) Siok have been members of the Skyscrapers astronomy club of Rhod
6280Sicardy Named in honor of Bruno Sicardy (1958– ), professor of astronomy at Paris VI University. Sicardy’s r
6285IngramDuring their sixteen-year tenure as housemasters of Ashdown House, a graduate dorm at the Massachuse
6287Lenham Named in memory of Alan P. Lenham (1930–1996), British research scientist at the Royal College of Sc
6291Renzetti Named in honor of Nicholas A. Renzetti (1914– ) on the occasion of his retirement from the Jet Propu
6294Czerny Named in memory of the well-known German piano teacher and composer Karl Czerny (1791–1857). His fir
6295Schmoll Named for the German piano teacher Antoine Schmoll, who at the age of seven received his first piano
6307MaizteguiAlberto Maiztegui (b. 1920) is well known as an educator throughout Latin America. He has taken par
6309Elsschot Named in memory of the famous Flemish writer Willem Elsschot, pseudonym of Alfons de Ridder (1882–19
6311Porubcan Named in honor of Vladimír Porubčan (1940– ) of the Astronomical Institute of the Slovak Academy of
6350Schluter Named for Andreas Schlüter (c. 1660–1714), German sculptor and architect. Most of his work is found
6351Neumann Named for Johann Balthasar Neumann (1687–1753), one of the famous German baroque architects. He work
6352Schlaun Named for Johann Conrad Schlaun (1694–1773), baroque architect who worked mostly for the prince-bish
6361KoppelThomas Koppel (1944-2006) was a Danish musician who started as a classical pianist and composer. He
6363Doggett Named in memory of LeRoy E. Doggett (1941–1996), a staff astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory kn
6364CasariniJeannine Casarini, a French teacher, participated in the Tunguska99 scientific expedition to Central
6372Walker Named in honor of Robert M. Walker (1929– ), a leading figure in the study of radiation damage in so
6373Stern Named in honor of S. Alan Stern (1957– ) of the Boulder, Colorado, office of Southwest Research Inst
6376SchampNamed in honor of Americans Larry and Becky Schamp of Alice Springs. Larry, an electrical engineer b
6380GardelSinger, composer and actor Carlos Gardel (1890-1935) recorded during his lifetime hundreds of songs
6384Kervin Named in honor of Paul W. Kervin, chief scientist for the Phillips Laboratory’s Air Force Maui Optic
6428Barlach Named for Ernst Barlach (1870–1938), German sculptor, graphic artist and poet. In his work he expres
6429Brancusi Named for the Roumanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi (1876–1957). He initially worked in the style o
6434Jewitt Named in honor of David Jewitt (1958– ) of the Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii. The co
6436Coco Named in honor of Mark and Colleen Coco and their children Kymberly, Jennifer, Lisa and Travis. An a
6438SuárezBuenaventura Suárez (1678-1750), a Jesuit and pioneer native astronomer of the Rio de la Plata, esta
6446LombergNamed in honor of Jon Lomberg (b. 1948), graphic arts virtuoso, who has excelled in his renditions o
6452Johneuller Named in honor of John E. Euller, a dedicated and highly respected teacher of high-school physics. E
6456Golombek Named in honor of Matthew P. Golombek, research scientist in geology and planetary geology at the Je
6461AdamRobert Adam (1728-1792) was a Scottish architect. The most famous member of an accomplished family o
6468WelzenbachLinda C. Welzenbach (b. 1966) is collections manager in the Division of Meteorites at the Smithsonia
6472Rosema Named in honor of Keith D. Rosema (1967– ), computer scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In
6473Winkler Named in honor of Ron Winkler (1954– ), digital engineer in the radio astronomy and radar group at N
6474Choate Named in honor of Dennis Choate (1952– ), senior engineer at NASA’s Goldstone {see planet  (4433)} d
6478GaultNamed in memory of Donald Gault (1923-1999), a giant in the field of impact cratering processes. Ga
6504Lehmbruck Named for the German sculptor Wilhelm Lehmbruck (1881–1919). After his education at the Düsseldorf A
6505MuzzioJuan Carlos Muzzio (b. 1946) is currently the director of the La Plata Institute of Astrophysics. H
6510TarryNamed in honor of Americans William and Nancy Tarry, whose kindness, thoughtfulness and friendship h
6512de Bergh Named in honor of Catherine de Bergh (1945– ), planetary scientist at the Paris Observatory who has
6517BuzziItalian amateur astronomer Luca Buzzi (b. 1982) is an assiduous observer of comets and minor planets
6518VernonNamed in honor of Robert and Esther Vernon, longtime friends and, for more than 35 years, neighbors
6519Giono Named in memory of the Provençal writer Jean Giono (1895–1970). Born in Manosque, he left this small
6523Clube Named for the English astronomer S. Victor M. Clube (1934– ), renowned for his heterodox views on va
6524Baalke Named in honor of Ron Baalke, software engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory who works on teleme
6529RhoadsNamed in honor of R. Rhoads Stephenson for his significant contributions to the advancement of techn
6532Scarfe Named in honor of Colin D. Scarfe (1940– ), professor of astronomy at the University of Victoria sin
6552HigginsonGeorge Higginson (1999-2009), of Lancaster, England, killed tragically in a road accident, was a pro
6553Seehaus Named in memory of the painter Paul A. Seehaus (1891–1919) and the other painters of the “Rheinische
6560Pravdo Named in honor of Steven H. Pravdo, who works in the fields of X-ray astrophysics and extrasolar pla
6561GruppettaJohn M. Gruppetta (b. 1957), a long-time friend of the discoverer, is a design engineer with an inte
6564Asher Named in honor of David John Asher (1966– ), researcher on the dynamics of the small bodies in the s
6571Sigmund Named in honor of Peter Sigmund (1936– ), professor at the Institute of Physics at Odense University
6579BenedixGretchen K. Benedix (b. 1968) is curator of meteorites at the Natural History Museum in London. Her
6585O'Keefe Named in honor of John Aloysius O’Keefe (1916–2000), American astronomer and a leading figure in est
6587BrassensNamed in memory of Georges Brassens (1921-1981), a French poet born on the Mediterranean coast. Thi
6610BurwitzAt the Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Vadim Burwitz (b. 1965) studies comets, pl
6625NyquistLaurence E. Nyquist (b. 1939) is a planetary scientist at NASA's Johnson Space Center. His meticulo
6629KurtzNamed in honor of Paul Kurtz (b. 1925) of the State University of New York at Buffalo. Kurtz is pro
6632Scoon Named in honor of George E. N. Scoon (1936–). Born in Grenada, West Indies, Scoon studied in The Net
6635ZuberNamed in honor of Maria T. Zuber, American geophysicist whose research interests have taken her into
6636KintanarRoman Lucero Kintanar (b. 1929) directed the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Se
6639MarchisFranck Marchis (b. 1973) exploited the high-resolution capabilities offered by adaptive optics from
6647Josse Named in honor of Raymond Josse (1914– ), a graduate of the Ecole Militaire de l’Air and the Ecole N
6670Wallach Named for Annette and Leonard Wallach, in honor of their monumental effort in building Treasure Isla
6671ConcariItalian amateur astronomer Paolo Concari (b. 1978) is an assiduous observer of minor planets from Su
6672Corot Named for the French painter and etcher Camille Corot (1796–1875). In his early years his style was
6673Degas Named for the French painter and sculptor Edgar Degas (1834–1917). His early paintings and sculpture
6674Cezanne Named for the French impressionist Paul Cézanne (1839–1906). Cézanne was self-taught and influenced
6675Sisley Named for the French impressionist painter Alfred Sisley (1839–1899). He was influenced by Monet and
6676Monet Named for the French impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840–1926). He became acquainted with the n
6677Renoir Named for the French impressionist painter Pierre Auguste Renoir (1841–1919). He had a great influen
6678Seurat Named for the French impressionist painter Georges Seurat (1859–1891). Together with his friend, the
6686Hernius Named in honor of Olof Hernius, who participated in the Uppsala-ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets (
6687Lahulla Named in honor of José Felix Lahulla, astronomer at the Observatorio Astronómico de Madrid. Lahulla
6689FlossChristine Floss (b. 1961) is a meteoriticist at Washington University in St. Louis who studies the t
6690MessickHank H. Messick (b. 1955) first taught the discoverer the constellations.
6691TrussoniEdoardo Trussoni (b. 1945) is an astrophysicist who has spent most of his career studying high-energ
6696Eubanks Named in honor of Marshall Eubanks of the U.S. Naval Observatory. His contributions to astrometry an
6698Malhotra Named in honor of Renu Malhotra (1961– ), accomplished dynamicist and celestial mechanician at the L
6710Apostel Named in memory of the well-known Flemish philosopher Leo Apostel (1925–1995). He was a pupil of Cha
6711HollimanNamed in memory of John Holliman (1948-1998), a national correspondent for CNN, the U.S. Cable News
6712HornsteinKarl Hornstein (1824-1882), the eighth director of the Klementinum observatory in Prague, studied th
6734BenzenbergGerman physicist and astronomer Johann Friedrich Benzenberg (1777-1846) organized a school for surve
6740Goff Named in honor of Robert and Valerie Goff, of Tucson, Arizona. One of the finest masters of optics i
6748BrattonNamed in honor of Durley H. Bratton (b. 1923), who has been a mentor and inspiration for amateur ast
6750Katgert Named in honor of Peter Katgert (1944– ), astronomer at the Leiden Observatory, and his wife, Leiden
6770Fugate Named in honor of Robert Q. Fugate (1943– ), of the U.S. Air Force’s Starfire Optical Range (SOR), n
6771FoersterNamed in honor of Wilhelm Julius Foerster (1832-1921), director of the Berlin Observatory for nearly
6773KellawayFor her commentaries ridiculing management stupidities, Lucy Kellaway (b. 1959) of the Financial
6775GiorginiNamed in honor of Jon D. Giorgini, who has contributed significantly to radar astrometry of minor pl
6789MilkeyRobert Milkey (b. 1944) served as executive officer of the American Astronomical Society during 1995
6806Kaufmann Named in honor of Horst W. Kaufmann (1929– ), well-known German astronomical optician. After spendin
6807BrünnowNamed in memory of Franz Friedrich Ernst Brünnow (1821-1891), who started his scientific career in B
6808PlantinNamed in memory of Christophe Plantin (c.1520-1589), printer and founder of an important printing ho
6814StefflAndrew J. Steffl (b. 1977), an astronomer at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado,
6815MutchlerMax J. Mutchler (b. 1965), an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Mary
6819McGarveyFlora McGarvey Smrekar (1924-1977) had many ambitions and dreamed of pursuing her interests in a sat
6820Buil Named in honor of Christian Buil, French amateur astronomer and long-term CCD enthusiast. Buil has b
6826Lavoisier Named for Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794), father of modern chemistry. In a memoir presented t
6837BressiNamed in honor of Terrence H. Bressi, a dedicated and multi-talented engineer at the University of A
6842Krosigk Named in memory of Bernhard Friedrich Baron von Krosigk (1656–1714), an enthusiastic German amateur
6857CastelliBenedetto Castelli (1578-1643) studied mathematics in Padova and was a favorite pupil of Galileo, wi
6865Dunkerley Named in honor of Charlotte Herschel Dunkerley, a descendant of William Herschel {see planet  (2000)
6871Verlaine Named in memory of the well-known French poet-symbolist Paul Verlaine (1844–1896). He was born in th
6875GolgiCamillo Golgi (1843-1926) was an Italian scientist, physician and biologist. The Golgi apparatus, Go
6885Nitardy Named in honor of John H. Nitardy, who has worked in communications engineering for the Boeing Compa
6892LanaFrancesco Lana(1631-1687), an Italian Jesuit, professor of physics and mathematics, first explored t
6893SandersonRichard Sanderson (b. 1955) is Curator of Physical Science at the Springfield Science Museum in Mass
6904McGillOne of Canada's oldest and most highly regarded universities, McGill (founded 1838) has enjoyed a fi
6909Levison Named in honor of Harold Levison (1959– ) of the Boulder, Colorado, office of the Southwest Research
6912Grimm Named in memory of Friedrich Melchior Baron von Grimm (1723–1807). After studying at the University
6914Becquerel Named for the French physicist Henri Becquerel {1852–1908} on the centennial of his discovery of rad
6935Morisot Named in memory of Berthe Morisot (1841–1895), important French impressionistic painter. Her teacher
6936Cassatt Named in memory of Mary Cassatt (1845–1927), American impressionistic painter, who studied in Italy,
6937Valadon Named in memory of the French painter Suzanne Valadon (1865–1938), the first model for Chavannes and
6941DalgarnoNamed in honor of Alexander Dalgarno (b. 1928), on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Renowned for
6943MorettoItalian painter Moretto (Alessandro Bonvicino, 1498--1554) is recognized as one of the masters of th
6945Dahlgren Named in honor of Mats Dahlgren (1966– ) in celebration of the completion of his Ph.D. thesis on Hil
6948GounelleMatthieu Gounelle (b. 1971) is curator of meteorites at Muséum National d´Histoire Naturelle in Pari
6949ZissellRonald E. Zissell (b. 1943) is an astronomer who has dedicated much of his career to observations of
6956Holbach Named in memory of the famous German philosopher Paul Heinrich Dietrich von Holbach (1723–1780), wit
6974SoltiMusic director of the Chicago Symphony from 1969 to 1991, Georg Solti (György Stern, 1912-1997) cond
6977Jaucourt Named in memory of the French writer Chevalier Louis de Jaucourt (1704–1779), who studied theology a
6999Meitner Named in memory of Lise Meitner (1878–1968), Austrian nuclear physicist. Meitner was only the second
7000Curie Named in memory of Marie Curie (1867–1934), the only person to receive Nobel prizes for both physics
7001Noether Named in memory of Emmy Noether (1882–1935), extraordinarily talented mathematician who exerted a gr
7006FolcoLuigi Folco (b. 1965) is curator of meteorites at the Museo Nazionale dell'Artartide of the Universi
7011WorleyNamed in memory of Charles Edmund Worley (1935-1997), indefatigable observer and cataloguer of doubl
7013TrachetJournalist and science writer Tim Trachet (b. 1958) is honorary chairman and general secretary of th
7020YourcenarNamed in memory of the French-Belgian-American writer Marguerite Yourcenar (Marguerite de Crayencour
7040Harwood Named in memory of the American astronomer Margaret Harwood (1885–1979). Appointed the first directo
7042CarverNamed in memory of George Washington Carver (1860-1943), credited by many as the first black America
7043GodartNamed in honor of Odon Godart (1913-1996), Belgian mathematician who published distinguished papers
7047Lundstrom Named in honor of Magnus Lundström (1967– ), a former student of astronomy at Uppsala and at the Ger
7048ChaussidonMarc Chaussidon (b. 1961) is the Directeur de Recherches at CNRS, Centre de Recherches Petrographiqu
7049MeibomAnders Meibom (b. 1970) is a research scientist at the Muséum National d´Histoire Naturelle in Paris
7059Van DokkumDutch astronomer Pieter van Dokkum (b. 1972) studies the evolution of galaxies over cosmic time. A
7061PieriDavid C. Pieri (b. 1949), a staff scientist in the Earth and Space Sciences Division at the Jet Prop
7062Meslier Named for the French priest and philosopher Jean Meslier (1664–1729). After his death, a 1200-page m
7083Kant Named for the great German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724–1804), foremost thinker of the Enlightenm
7086Bopp Named in honor of Tom Bopp, codiscoverer of comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp), and his father, Frank Bopp.
7095Lamettrie Named in memory of the French medical doctor and philosopher Julien Offray de La Mettrie (1709–1751)
7096Napier Named for the Scottish astronomer William (Bill) M. Napier (1940– ), who has made seminal contributi
7098RéaumurRené-Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683-1757) was a French scientist and important entomologist who
7099Feuerbach Named in memory of the famous German philosopher and moralist Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach (1804–1872).
7099Feuerbach Named in memory of the famous German philosopher and moralist Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach (1804–1872).
7103WichmannMoritz Ludwig Georg Wichmann (1821-1859) was an ardent observer of minor planets. A student of Bess
7109Heine Named in memory of Heinrich Heine (1797–1856), the great German poet and writer, an outstanding mast
7116MentallNamed in honor of E. Talmadge Mentall (b. 1927), who retired from a drafting career to join Sky Publ
7121Busch Named for the German poet and draughtsman Wilhelm Busch (1832–1908), who became world-renowned for h
7124GlinosCanadian amateur astronomer Tom Glinos (b. 1960) has contributed observations in several fields for
7126Cureau Named in memory of Marin Cureau de la Chambre (1594–1669), a doctor of medicine and author of severa
7141Bettarini Named in memory of Otello Bettarini (1905–1982), a pioneer who left great footprints in our way of l
7142Spinoza Named for the Dutch-Jewish philosopher Benedict de Spinoza (1632–1677). He incurred the disapproval
7147Feijth Named in honor of Hendrik (Henk) Feijth (1944–1997), a devoted and true amateur astronomer: making v
7150McKellarIn 1941, Andrew McKellar (1910-1960) measured the temperature of interstellar space as about 2.7 Kel
7157LofgrenGary E. Lofgren (b. 1941) is a planetary scientist and curator of lunar materials at NASA's Johnson
7162SidwellNamed in honor of Daniel R. Sidwell (b. 1932), the facility operations manager of the Table Mountain
7163BarenboimArgentinian-born pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim (b. 1942) has been central to bringing class
7165Pendleton Named for astronomer Yvonne Jean Pendleton (1957– ) of the NASA Ames Research Center. She specialize
7166KennedyNamed in memory of Malcolm Kennedy (1944-1997), tireless and popular secretary of the Astronomical S
7170LiveseyRon Livesey (b. 1929) has had a major influence on amateur astronomy, particularly in his native Sco
7172MultatuliNamed in memory of the great Dutch writer Multatuli (“I have suffered much”, pseudonym of Eduard Dou
7173SepkoskiNamed in memory of paleontologist J. John Sepkoski Jr. (1948-1999). His far-reaching work made a maj
7179Gassendi Named for the French philosopher and scientist Pierre Gassendi (1592–1655). Originally trained in th
7187IsobeSyuzo Isobe (b. 1942), of the National Astronomical Observatory, has been instrumental in establishi
7196Baroni Named in honor of the amateur astronomer Sandro Baroni (1939– ). Since 1953 he has pursued many diff
7225HuntressNamed in honor of Wesley T. Huntress, Jr. (b. 1942), planetary cosmochemist and highly regarded dire
7230LutzNamed in honor of Barry L. Lutz (b. 1944), professor of physics and astronomy and currently departme
7231PorcoNamed in honor of Carolyn C. Porco (b. 1954), planetary scientist at the University of Arizona. A p
7239Mobberley Named in honor of Martin P. Mobberley, photographer and astrometrist of comets, minor planets, varia
7266Trefftz Named in honor of the German astronomer Eleonore Trefftz (1920– ). Known for her work on physical pr
7277KlassNamed in honor of Philip J. Klass (b. 1919), for more than 30 years the senior avionics editor of
7279HagforsNamed in honor of Tor Hagfors (b. 1930), in celebration of his 68th birthday and his retirement as d
7285Seggewiss Named in honor of Wilhelm Seggewiss (1937– ), since 1995 head of the Hoher List Observatory, on the
7292ProsperinErik Prosperin (1739-1803), professor in astronomy at Uppsala Observatory during 1773-1798, calculat
7296Lamarck Named for Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744–1829), French biologist, renowned for his idea that acquired t
7314Pevsner Named in memory of Antoine Pevsner (1886–1962), Russian-born French sculptor and painter. He and his
7315Kolbe Named in memory of the German sculptor Georg Kolbe (1877–1947). Kolbe was educated as a painter, but
7316Hajdu Named in memory of Etienne Hajdu (1907–1996), Roumanian-born sculptor who studied in Budapest and Vi
7317Cabot Named for Giovanni Caboto or John Cabot (1449/50–1498/99), who made the first recorded landfall in N
7324Carret Named in honor of Philip L. Carret (1896– ), on the occasion of his 101st birthday and the 80th anni
7327CrawfordNamed in honor of David L. Crawford (b. 1931), astronomer at the Kitt Peak National Observatory reco
7343Ockeghem Named for the Flemish composer Johannes Ockeghem (1420–1497), the most renowned polyphonist of the s
7346BoulangerNicolas Boulanger (1722-1759), a geologist and one of the Encyclopedists, believed that the irration
7355BottkeNamed in honor of William F. Bottke, Jr., known for his research on the collisional and dynamical ev
7360MobergNamed in memory of Vilhelm Moberg (1898-1973), Swedish novelist and writer. Moberg mainly wrote abo
7361Endres Named for Michael Hart Endres, who as former site manager of the GEODSS project played a seminal rol
7363Esquibel Named in honor of Albert Esquibel, who has for 19 years been active in project management and electr
7377PizzarelloSandra Pizzarello (b. 1933) is a professor of chemistry at Arizona State University. Along with col
7393LuginbuhlChristian B. Luginbuhl (b. 1955), of the U.S. Naval Observatory's Flagstaff Station, is largely resp
7396BrusinNamed in honor of Silvia Rosa Brusin, head of one of the principal Italian scientific programs. She
7400LenauNikolaus Lenau (N. F. Niembsch von Strehlenau, 1802-1850) was an Austrian poet. Unable to settle do
7401ToynbeeIn his twelve-volume work A Study of History (1934-1961), renowned British historian Arnold J
7412Linnaeus Named in memory of the great Swedish botanist Carl von Linné (1707–1778). At an early age, Linnaeus
7420Buffon Named for the French naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon (1707–1788). In 1749 he started his
7425Lessing Named for Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781), German dramatist and writer on philosophy and aesthe
7433Pellegrini Named in memory of Guglielmo Pellegrini (1937–1990), an amateur astronomer who built or modified man
7437Torricelli Named in memory of Evangelista Torricelli (1608–1647), mathematician and physicist. In 1641 he met a
7448PöllathReinhard Pöllath (b. 1948), a professor of tax law at the University of Münster, is an authority on
7449DöllenJohann Heinrich Wilhelm Döllen (1820-1897), an astronomer at the Dorpat Observatory, was an assistan
7450ShillingPavel L'vovich Shilling (1786-1837) was an outstanding Russian inventor and orientalist. In 1832 he
7455PodosekFrank A. Podosek (b. 1941) is a professor at Washington University in St. Louis. His research cente
7476OgilsbieBrian K. Ogilsbie (1970-1997) was a close friend of the discoverer through grade school and high sch
7478Hasse Named for Peter Hasse (1585–1640), the first well-known organist to be appointed at the famous Marie
7489OribeTakaaki Oribe (b. 1972), researcher at Saji Observatory since its foundation in 1994, has contribute
7500Sassi Named in honor of Giorgio Sassi (1918– ), Italian amateur astronomer, co-founder of the Osservatorio
7506Lub Named in honor of Jan Lub (1946– ), Dutch astronomer in Leiden, on the occasion of his 51st birthday
7508Icke Named in honor of Vincent Icke (1946– ), Dutch astronomer in Leiden, on the occasion of his 51st bir
7537Solvay Named for the Belgian chemist and philantropist Ernest Solvay (1838–1922), prodigious industrialist,
7548EngströmNamed in memory of Albert Engström (1869-1940), Swedish artist and writer. Born in Lönneberga in th
7549WoodardNamed for Adrian Russell Woodard, youngest grandson of the discoverers.
7550WoolumDorothy S. Woolum (b. 1942) is professor emeritus at California State University, Fullerton. She is
7552SephtonMark A. Sephton (b. 1966) is a researcher in organic geochemistry and meteoritics at Imperial Colleg
7553BuieNamed in honor of Marc W. Buie (b. 1958), an astronomer at Lowell Observatory, who has made many imp
7560SpudisNamed in honor of Paul D. Spudis, planetary geologist and expert on lunar geology, from the multi-ri
7565ZipfelJutta Zipfel (b. 1964) is curator of meteorites at Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg in Frankfurt. Her
7586BismarckNamed in memory of Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian prime minister and
7587Weckmann Named for the North German organist Matthias Weckmann (1619–1674). Appointed organist at St. Jacobi’
7620Willaert Named for the Flemish composer Adrian Willaert (1485–1562). From 1527 Willaert was a musician, condu
7621Sweelinck Named for the Dutch composer and organist Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562–1621). At the age of 18, S
7622Pergolesi Named for the Italian composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710–1736). He was a conductor in Naples
7623Stamitz Named for the German-Bohemian violinist and composer Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz (1717–1757). He pla
7636CombaNamed in honor of Paul G. Comba (b. 1926), who gave up a career in celestial mechanics and astronomy
7638GladmanNamed in honor of Brett Gladman (b. 1966), a Canadian astronomer and dynamicist who has made importa
7639OffuttNamed in honor of Warren Offutt (b. 1928), on the occasion of his 70th birthday, 1998 Feb. 13. Afte
7640MarzariNamed in honor of Francesco Marzari (b. 1961), an Italian planetary scientist at the University of P
7651Villeneuve Named in honor of Don Villeneuve, anthropologist and friend of the discoverer. (M 30478)
7661Reincken Named for the North German organist Johann Adam Reincken (1623–1722), a central figure of Hamburg’s
7690SacklerNamed in honor of Raymond and Beverly Sackler, wise, perceptive and generous supporters of science a
7691BradyNamed in honor of Charles E. “Chuck” Brady, Jr. (b. 1951), captain in the U.S. Navy, NASA astronaut,
7696LiebeBodo Liebe, a professor at the University of Siegen, started a program in astronomy and established
7698Schweitzer Named in memory of Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965), German theologian, doctor and philosopher, organis
7718Desnoux Named in honor of Valerie Desnoux, talented amateur astronomer. Together with J. P. Rozelot and J. R
7720LepauteNamed after Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723-1788), extraordinarily talented French mathematician. The as
7721AndrillatNamed in honor of Yvette Marie Josette (b. 1925), French spectroscopist who works mainly on infrared
7722FirneisNamed in honor of Maria Gertrude Firneis (b. 1947), a professor of astronomy at the University of Vi
7723LuggerPhyllis Lugger (b. 1954), on the faculty of Indiana University, is known for her work on the luminos
7724MorosoFor over 30 years Pascuala Moroso (1934-1996) and her husband, Rafael Villalobos (1930-1998), were i
7728GiblinNamed in honor of Ian Giblin (b. 1969), a British physicist who has performed a number of laboratory
7735ScorzelliRosa Scorzelli (b. 1940) is a meteoriticist at the Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas. Her rese
7738HeymanNamed in honor of I. Michael Heyman (b. 1930), secretary and linchpin of the Smithsonian Institution
7740PetitNamed in honor of the French astronomer Jean-Marc Petit (b. 1961) for his work on the dynamics of pl
7750McEwenNamed in honor of Alfred McEwen for his significant contributions to planetary geology in the fields
7757KameyaRadio astronomer Osamu Kameya (b. 1956) is a researcher at the National Astronomical Observatory of
7763CrabeelsHenri Crabeels (b. 1904) is an internationally known organist and conductor in Antwerp. This minor
7781Townsend Named in honor of Charles Townsend, a retired laser physicist and community-college instructor of as
7784WattersonBill Watterson (b. 1958) is the author of the iconic cartoon strip Calvin and Hobbes. Syndicated fr
7794SanvitoNamed in honor of Roberto di San Vito, amateur astronomer. Strongly committed to astronomy and astr
7804BoesgaardNamed in honor of Ann Merchant Boesgaard (b. 1939), astronomer at the University of Hawaii, well-kno
7807GrierJennifer Grier (b. 1968) is involved in numerous aspects of planetary science education and research
7818Muirhead Named in honor of Brian K. Muirhead, flight system manager and deputy project manager of the Jet Pro
7824LynchNamed in honor of William Lynch III of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and an outstanding model of eff
7829JaroffNamed in honor of Leon Jaroff (b. 1927), science journalist with a long, distinctive association wit
7857LagerrosNamed in honor of Johan S. V. Lagerros (b. 1968) to celebrate the completion of his Ph.D. thesis tit
7860ZahnleNamed in honor of Kevin J. Zahnle (b. 1955), senior research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center,
7861MessengerScott R. Messenger (b. 1969) is a space scientist at NASA's Johnson Space Center. He pioneered rese
7863TurnbullMargaret A. (“Maggie”) Turnbull (b. 1975), a graduate student in astronomy, has among her goals the
7866SicoliNamed in honor of Piero Sicoli (b. 1954), leader of a group of amateur astronomers who have, for som
7868BarkerNamed in honor of Edwin S. Barker (b. 1940), a research scientist at the McDonald Observatory of the
7871Tunder Named for the organist Franz Tunder (1614–1667), founder of the North German school of organ composi
7885LevineA ballerina, an astrophysicist and a yoga instructor, Joanna L. Levine (b. 1975) is an inspiration t
7886RedmanNamed in memory of Roderick Oliver Redman (1905-1975), professor of astronomy and longtime director
7894RogersJohn H. Rogers (b. 1952), director of the British Astronomical Association's Jupiter section since 1
7902Hanff Named in memory of the German organist Johann Nicolaus Hanff (1665–1711). In 1696 he became organist
7904Morrow Named in honor of Walter W. Morrow, Jr. (1928– ), for his exceptional leadership as director of the
7906MelanchtonNamed after Philipp Melanchton (1497-1560), German reformer who worked closely with Martin Luther.
7908ZwingliNamed in memory of Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531), Swiss reformer of the church. He was originally a Ca
7909ZifferJulie Ziffer (b. 1974) is a professor of physics at the University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME.
7917HammergrenMark Hammergren (b. 1964) is an astronomer at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. His research invest
7918BerrilliFrancesco Berrilli (b. 1958) is a professor in the Physics Department of the University of Roma “Tor
7921HuebnerNamed in honor of Walter F. Huebner (b. 1928), for his seminal contributions to small bodies studies
7923ChybaNamed in honor of Christopher F. Chyba (b. 1959), who holds the Carl Sagan Chair for the Study of Li
7925ShelusNamed in honor of Peter J. Shelus (b. 1942), who has ably managed the Lunar and Satellite Laser Rang
7928BijaouiNamed after Albert Bijaoui, astronomer at the Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur and long-time supporter
7932PlimptonGeorge Plimpton (1927-2003) was an American author, editor, actor and all-round Renaissance man. As
7939AsphaugNamed in honor of Erik Asphaug (b. 1961), currently in the Earth Sciences Department at the Universi
7947Toland Named in memory of the controversial freethinker John Toland (1670–1722). In 1696 he published his c
7948WhitakerEwen A. Whitaker (b. 1922) was a founding member of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. He particip
7958LeakeyNamed for Mary Leakey (1913-1996), her husband Louis Leakey (1903-1972) and her son Richard Leakey (
7960Condorcet Named for the French philosopher of the Enlightenment, Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marqui
7971MeckbachNamed in memory of Wolfgang Meckbach (1919-1998), microwave spectroscopist who emigrated from German
7972MariottiNamed in memory of Jean-Marie Mariotti (1955-1998), French astronomer, most recently in Garching at
7974VermeeschTheo Vermeesch (b. 1930), since 1968 the first director of the Volkssterrenwacht Simon Stevin in Hoe
7983FestinNamed in honor of Leif Festin (b. 1967) to celebrate the completion of his Ph.D. thesis on the faint
7985NedelcuDan Alin Nedelcu (b. 1976) is a research scientist at the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Aca
7988PucaccoGiuseppe Pucacco (b. 1956) is a researcher in the Physics Department of the University of Roma “Tor
7992YozanUesugi Yozan (1751-1822), the ninth lord of Yamagata prefecture's Yonezawa Castle, was the greatest
7998GoncziNamed in honor of Robert Gonczi (b. 1945), a French dynamicist who has carried out important researc
8003KelvinWilliam Thomson (Lord Kelvin, 1824-1907), well known for the absolute temperature scale, contributed
8009BéguinNamed in honor of the family of the discoverer's wife, Monick, on the occasion of her 50th birthday.
8010BöhnhardtNamed in honor of Hermann Böhnhardt (b. 1955), astronomer at the European Southern Observatory, know
8053KleistHeinrich von Kleist (1777-1811) was a prolific writer who was not known during his lifetime. He tra
8054BrentanoNamed for the German Romantic poet Clemens Brentano (1778-1842), esteemed in his time by important G
8055ArnimAchim (Ludwig Joachim) von Arnim (1781-1831) is one of the well-known German Romantics. Although he
8056TieckLudwig Tieck (1773-1853) was one of the great Romantic poets and writers. He became friends with Br
8058ZuckmayerNamed for Jewish playwright Carl Zuckmayer (1896-1977). He wrote many comedies, his most famous pla
8059DeliyannisConstantine Deliyannis (b. 1959), on the faculty of Indiana University, has studied the evolution of
8070DeMeoNamed in honor of Francesca E. DeMeo (b. 1984), a postdoctoral researcher at MIT who completed her 2
8071SimonelliNamed in honor of Damon P. Simonelli (b. 1959), planetary scientist at Cornell University and an exp
8074SladeMartin A. Slade (b. 1942) is a scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His three decades of cont
8076FoscariniPaolo Antonio Foscarini (1565-1616) was an Italian Carmelite father, philosopher and scientist, whos
8077HoyleFred Hoyle (b. 1915) is the leading proponent of steady-state cosmology. He predicted an excited st
8082HaynesNorman R. Haynes (b. 1936) spent a 41-year career in the leadership of planetary exploration. He wo
8110HeathAlan W. Heath (b. 1931) is a British planetary observer. He was director of the British Astronomical
8121AltdorferAlbrecht Altdorfer (c. 1480-1538) is one of the painters of the “Donauschool”. He created the first
8122HolbeinNamed after Hans Holbein Sr. (c. 1465-1524) and Hans Holbein Jr. (c. 1497-1543), German painters. H
8124GuardiPainter Francesco Guardi (1712-1793) was influenced by Pietro Longhi and Canaletto. Guardi's style
8127BeufFrench astronomer Francisco Beuf (1834-1889) was invited by the Argentinian government in 1880 to pa
8131ScanlonNamed in honor of Leo J. Scanlon (b. 1903), prominent amateur whose interest in astronomy was sparke
8136LandisRob R. Landis (b. 1963) is a NEO Program Officer at NASA Headquarters. Rob's lifelong passion for as
8140HardersenPaul S. Hardersen (b. 1965) is a professor and observatory director in the Department of Space Studi
8148GoldingMargarette Oliver Golding (1881-1939) founded the Inner Wheel movement in 1924, one of the largest w
8149RuffJan Ruff (b. 1949) is the very capable, warm-spirited and enthusiastic chief of the Office of Public
8154StahlNamed in memory of the German physician and chemist Georg Ernst Stahl (1660-1734), who developed the
8161NewmanNamed in honor of Constance B. Newman (b. 1935), Smithsonian Institution undersecretary whose unwave
8165GnädigNamed in honor of Arno Gnädig (b. 1956), German amateur astronomer and identifier of minor planets.
8169MirabeauNamed in memory of French politician and orator Honoré-Gabriel Mirabeau (1749-1791), one of the grea
8175BoerhaaveNamed in memory of the Dutch physician and professor of medicine Hermann Boerhaave (1668-1738). He
8190BouguerNamed in memory of the French scientist Pierre Bouguer (1698-1758), the founder of astronomical phot
8191MersenneNamed for Marin Mersenne (1588-1648), French mathematician and philosopher, best known for his disco
8202GooleyNamed in honor of Barry Gooley (b. 1956), president of the astronomy shop Kokusai Kohki in Kyoto. A
8205Van Dijck Named in memory of the Flemish painter Anthony Van Dijck (Van Dyck or Vandyke; 1599–1641), after Rub
8216MeloshH. Jay Melosh (b. 1947), of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, has worked on the formation of impac
8218HostyJohn Graham Hosty (1949-2001) was the visual discoverer of the nova HS Sge from Huddersfield, West Y
8221La CondamineCharles-Marie de La Condamine (1701-1774), a French naturalist and mathematician, went to Peru (1735
8223BradshawNamed for the Bradshaw mountains, which lie to the south of Prescott, Arizona. This area of sparsel
8225EmersonNamed in memory of David Emerson (d. 1996), lecturer in astrophysics at the Royal Observatory, Edinb
8235FragonardJean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806) was a student of Boucher. Both teacher and pupil painted the colo
8237ConstableNamed for the English painter John Constable (1776-1837), known for his landscapes painted directly
8238CourbetGustave Courbet (1819-1877) was an autodidact who studied nature and the great paintings in the Louv
8239SignacPaul Signac (1863-1935) worked together with Seurat to develop the technique of pointillism. For hi
8240MatisseHenri Matisse (1869-1954) studied at the School of Fine Arts in Paris. After traveling through Europ
8245MolnarLawrence A. Molnar (b. 1959) is a professor of physics and astronomy and Observatory Director at Cal
8253BrunettoRosario Brunetto (b. 1980) is an astronomer at the Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale in Orsay, Franc
8255MasieroJoseph Masiero (b. 1982) is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. H
8260MomchevaBulgarian astronomer Ivelina Momcheva (b. 1980) is known for her research on gravitational lensing a
8262CarcichNamed in honor of Brian T. Carcich (b. 1956), developer of innovative computer software at Cornell U
8270WinslowNamed in honor of John Seymour Winslow, a friend of the discoverer's husband, Ron, since grade schoo
8291BinghamHiram Bingham (1885-1956), a member of the history faculty at Yale University, went searching for th
8310SeelosNamed in honor of Frank P. Seelos IV who, as a student at Wolford College, participated in the 1998
8320van ZeeLiese van Zee (b. 1970), on the faculty of Indiana University, has investigated the links between st
8323KrimigisNamed in honor of Stamatios M. (Tom) Krimigis (b. 1938), head of the Space Department of the Applied
8328UyttenhoveJozef Uyttenhove (b. 1944), an authority on the history of the exact sciences during the nineteenth
8329SpeckmanMark Speckman (b. 1955), football coach at Willamette University, was born without hands. He has tu
8330FitzroyBritish Naval Officer, hydrographer and meteorologist Robert FitzRoy (1805-1865) was captain of the
8331DawkinsRichard Dawkins (b. 1941), chaired professor at Oxford University, is the author of the seminal work
8335SartonBelgian-born mathematician George Alfred Leon Sarton (1884-1956) moved to the U.S. in 1915. Founder
8340MummaA researcher at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Michael J. Mumma (b. 1941) has identified H
8357O'ConnorNamed in honor of J. Dennis O'Connor (b. 1942), internationally acknowledged biological scientist, p
8368LamontJohann von Lamont (1805-1879) was born in Scotland but moved to Bavaria to be educated. He became di
8370VanlindtMarianne Van Lindt (b. 1941) is a well-known Belgian artist of impressionistic aquarels and oil pain
8378SweeneyDuring 1990-2000, Donal F. Sweeney (b. 1933) was director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Occupat
8381HauptmannNamed for the dramatist and writer Gerhart Hauptmann (1862-1946), a leading personality in the field
8391KringDavid A. Kring (b. 1961) of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory is a prolific geologist and meteoriti
8395RembautNamed in memory of Peter Rembaut (1966-1997), industrial engineer at the electronic laboratory at th
8398RubbiaNamed in honor of the Italian physicist Carlo Rubbia (b. 1934), winner of the 1984 Nobel Prize in ph
8401AssirelliEven outside Italy, Italian photographer Giuseppe Assirelli (1950-1998) was well known for his exhib
8407HoulahanNamed in honor of Padraig Houlahan (b. 1958). Although Houlahan studied astronomy, he has worked ma
8408StromAt the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Robert G. Strom (b. 1933) studied the cratering record on the
8430Florey Named in memory of Howard Walter Florey (1898–1968), celebrated pathologist, born and educated in So
8447CornejoAntonio Cornejo (b. 1930) was the founder and director for over 30 years of the Galileo Galilei Plan
8452ClayNamed in honor of Landon and Livinia Clay, steadfast friends of science and the arts, Harvard Univer
8464PolishookDavid L. Polishook (b. 1976) is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
8465BancelinDavid Bancelin (b. 1978) is an astronomer at the Institut de Mecanique Celeste et de Calcul des Ephe
8466LeyratCedric Leyrat (b. 1978) is an astronomer at the Paris Observatory in Meudon whose research focuses o
8474RettigTerrence W. Rettig (b. 1946) is a planetary astronomer and educator at the University of Notre Dame
8488d'ArgensJean-Baptiste de Boyer Marquis d´Argens (1703-1771) was a French writer and freethinker who spent 25
8515CorvanPatrick G. Corvan (b. 1940) has links with Armagh Observatory dating back to his schooldays. He is
8534KnutssonNamed in memory of Gösta Knutsson (1908-1973), Swedish author and radio producer who introduced quiz
8540ArdebergArne Ardeberg (b. 1940), professor emeritus of astronomy at Lund Observatory, was director of the Eu
8545McGeeHazel McGee was meetings secretary of the British Astronomical Association from 1988 to 1993 and has
8561SikorukLeonid Leonidovich Sikoruk (b. 1937) is an astronomy popularizer, telescope builder, astrophotograph
8580PinskyNamed in honor of Robert Pinsky (b. 1940), poet laureate of the United States since 1997. Besides s
8583FrobergerNamed for Johann Jacob Froberger (1616-1667), organist and the foremost German keyboard composer of
8583FrobergerNamed for Johann Jacob Froberger (1616-1667), organist and the foremost German keyboard composer of
8604VanierJean Vanier (b. 1928) is a philosopher, theologian, author and teacher. As the founder of two global
8610GoldhaberBrothers Maurice (b. 1911) and Gerson (b. 1924) Goldhaber contributed to 20th-century physics with d
8616FogelquistNamed in honor of Rune Fogelquist (b. 1924) for his inspiring activities in astronomy popularization
8632EglestonMargaret Ericksen Egleston (b. 1943) has since 1984 been a scientific programmer at the Harvard-Smit
8634NeubauerFritz Neubauer (b. 1940) is a pioneer in space science. His main fields are planetary magnetic fiel
8666ReuterNamed for the German poet and social critic Fritz Reuter (1810-1874), co-founder of the new Low Germ
8667FontaneNamed for Theodor Fontane (1819-1898) on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his death. He bro
8672MorseSamuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872) was an American painter and inventor who in 1838 developed th
8676LullyJean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687), an Italian-French composer, created a very lively style of composit
8677CharlierCarl Vilhelm Ludvig Charlier (1862-1934), professor of astronomy at Uppsala during 1890-1897 and lat
8683SjölanderNils Göran Sjölander (b. 1951), formerly librarian at Uppsala Observatory, studies dwarf galaxies an
8685FauréGabriel Fauré (1845-1924) was a French composer who revolutionized French music by using daring harm
8686AkensideMark Akenside (1721-1770) was a British poet and physician who studied medicine at the University of
8688DelaunayCharles-Eugène Delaunay (1816-1872) was a French mathematician and astronomer famous for his Théo
8690SwindleTimothy D. Swindle (b. 1955), of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, is a meteoriticist who has spec
8695BergvallNils Bergvall (b. 1945), astronomer at Uppsala Observatory, studies galaxy evolution and is also int
8697OlofssonKjell Olofsson (b. 1955) is the director of undergraduate studies at the Uppsala Observatory and stu
8700GevaertLieven Gevaert (1868-1935) was a Belgian industrialist who established the “N.V. Gevaert Photo-Produ
8710HawleyNamed in honor of the discoverer's friend and mentor, Walter N. Hawley, a physics and astronomy teac
8722SchirraWalter M. Schirra, Jr. (b. 1923), the only astronaut to command Mercury, Gemini and Apollo spacecraf
8729DescourAnne S. Descour (b. 1968) is an imaginative and energetic computer scientist at the University of Ar
8734WarnerNamed in honor of Brian D. Warner (b. 1952). For more than eight years he has published the Mino
8745DelaneyNamed in honor of William P. Delaney, director's fellow at M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratory. This is a don
8780ForteJuan Carlos Forte (b. 1949) has conducted most of his professional work at the La Plata Observatory.
8788Labeyrie Named in honor of Catherine and Antoine Labeyrie. Catherine was the hypersensitization expert at the
8796SonnettSarah Sonnett (b. 1984) is a postdoctoral fellow at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Through light cu
8797DuffardRene Duffard (b. 1971) is a postdoctoral research scientist at the Instituto Astrofisica Andalucia i
8798TarantinoFrederick A. Tarantino (b. 1955) is president of the Universities Space Research Association, whose
8799BarnouinOlivier Barnouin (b. 1967) is a scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
8800BrophyJohn R. Brophy (b. 1956) is a Principal Engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a key develope
8801NugentCarolyn R. Nugent (b. 1984) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Her rese
8802NegleyScott Negley, Jr. (b. 1939) is a long-time educator of astronomy. Through his work as a high school
8803KolyerDeborah E. Schwartz Kolyer (b. 1960) has been a supporting manager of science at the SETI Institute
8804EliasonEric M. Eliason (b. 1949), an expert in image-processing techniques and image analysis for the U.S.
8807SchenkPaul M. Schenk (b. 1958) is a planetary geologist at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, spe
8808LuhmannJanet G. Luhmann (b. 1946) is a Senior Space Fellow at the University of California Berkeley. She u
8832AltenrathNamed in memory of Henricus Hubertus Altenrath (1832-1892), initiator and first director of the “Nij
8867TubbioloAndrew F. Tubbiolo is a multitalented engineer and enthusiast of space flight working at the Univers
8868HjorterOlof Petrus Hjorter (1696-1750), Uppsala professor of astronomy in 1732-1737 and after 1746, indepen
8870von ZeipelHugo von Zeipel (1873-1959), professor of astronomy at Uppsala University during 1911-1920, is still
8871SvanbergGustaf Svanberg (1802-1882), professor of astronomy at Uppsala University from 1842 to 1878, built t
8875FernieJ. Donald Fernie (b. 1933), professor emeritus of astronomy at the University of Toronto and former
8881PrialnikDina Prialnik is a leading expert in the modeling of the thermal evolution of cometary nuclei. She
8885SetteNamed in honor of Giancarlo Sette (b. 1927), Italian amateur astronomer. Since 1950 he has focused
8887ScheeresNamed in honor of Daniel J. Scheeres (b. 1963), currently in the Department of Aerospace Engineering
8888TartagliaNiccolo Fontana Tartaglia (1499-1557) was an Italian mathematician, engineer and topographer. Known
8890MontaigneMichel de Montaigne (1533-1592) was a French philosopher much preoccupied by the decline of intelle
8925BoattiniNamed in honor of Andrea Boattini (b. 1969). After developing a growing interest in minor planets,
8944OrtigaraMount Ortigara, located near the Asiago Astrophysical Observatory, is one of the highest peaks in th
8954BaralJessika Baral (b. 1999) is a finalist in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition f
8993IngstadHelge Ingstad (1899-2001) was a pioneer explorer and archeologist. Foremost among his many achieveme
9001SlettebakArne Slettebak (1925-1999) was for 16 years chair of the department of astronomy of Ohio State Unive
9012BennerLance A. M. Benner (b. 1964) is a scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His hard work and self
9013SansaturioMaria Eugenia Sansaturio (b. 1959), a mathematician at the University of Valladolid, has used new al
9018GalacheJosé Luis Galache (b. 1975) has worked at the Minor Planet Center (MPC) since 2009 and handles, amon
9022DrakeMichael J. Drake (b. 1946), popular director of the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Labo
9026DeneviBrett W. Denevi (b. 1980) is a planetary scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics L
9052UhlandNamed for the German poet Johann Ludwig Uhland (1787-1862), best known for lyric poetry and ballads
9055EdvardssonUppsala astronomer Bengt Edvardsson (b. 1956) has made significant contributions to the study of abu
9059DumasAlexandre Dumas (1802-1870), the grandson of a French marquis and the son of a French general in Nap
9069HovlandLarry E. Hovland (b. 1947) is a talented senior engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory responsibl
9079GesnerConrad Gesner (1516-1565) was a versatile Swiss scientist well-known for his research on animals and
9122HuntenDonald M. Hunten (b. 1925), of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, has studied the atmospheres of th
9130GaloisNamed in memory of the famous French mathematician Evariste Galois (1811-1832), well known for his c
9135LacailleNamed in memory of Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille (1713-1762), French astronomer known as the “father of
9136LalandeNamed in memory of Joseph-Jérôme Lefrançais de Lalande (1732-1807), famous French astronomer who com
9137Remo Named in honor of John L. Remo (1941– ), U.S. physicist who has contributed to laser resonator optic
9138MurdochNamed in memory of Jean Iris Murdoch (1919-1999), prolific novelist and philosopher, whose 26 morali
9141Kapur Named in honor of Shekhar Kapur (1945– ), Indian actor and Bombay film director whose recent acclaim
9143BurkheadMartin S. Burkhead (b. 1933), emeritus professor at Indiana University, contributed fundamental work
9152CombeJean-Philippe Combe (b. 1977) is a research scientist on the Dawn mission team analyzing the mineral
9159McDonnellJ. A. M. (“Tony”) McDonnell (b. 1938) is recognized for his research on cosmic dust. With colleague
9161BeaufortFrancis Beaufort (1774-1857) was an admiral of the British Navy who devised the scale for classifyin
9164ColbertEdwin H. Colbert (b. 1905) is a distinguished U.S. vertebrate paleontologist who has made major cont
9165RaupDavid M. Raup (b. 1933), paleontologist and biological historian at the University of Chicago, is a
9175GraunKen Graun (b. 1955) has written two astronomical books. What's Out Tonight? is a major compi
9189HölderlinNamed for the German poet Friedrich Hölderlin (1770-1843), who lived mainly in the Swabian town Tübi
9189HölderlinNamed for the German poet Friedrich Hölderlin (1770-1843), who lived mainly in the Swabian town Tübi
9204MörikeNamed for the Swabian poet Eduard Mörike (1804-1875), one of the great German lyric poets. The wond
9211NeeseTrained in stellar astronomy, Carol Lynn Neese (b. 1958) turned to solar system studies in 1992, joi
9236Obermair Named in honor of the Austrian amateur astronomer Erwin Obermair (1946– ), who, together with the di
9240NassauJason J. Nassau (1893-1965) was director of the Warner and Swasey Observatory and professor at Case
9246NiemeyerIn 1957, Oscar Niemeyer (b. 1907) became the chief architect of Brazil's new capital (Brasilia), des
9248SauerNamed in honor of Carl G. Sauer, Jr., a principal flight mechanics engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion
9250ChamberlinNamed in honor of Alan B. Chamberlin, a senior engineer within the Navigation and Flight Mechanics S
9251HarchNamed in honor of the Cornell University scientist Ann P. Harch, an expert in the design and executi
9252GoddardNamed in memory of the American rocket pioneer Robert H. Goddard (1882-1945). Beginning in 1906, Go
9253OberthNamed in memory of the German pioneer of space flight Hermann J. Oberth (1894-1989). In his 1923 wo
9265EkmanAgnita (b. 1945) and Arne (b. 1945) Ekman work for the National Encyclopedia of Sweden. Arne was fo
9271TrimbleVirginia Louise Trimble (b. 1943) is a highly perceptive commentator on the state of astronomy, rega
9273SchloerbUniversity of Massachusetts astronomer Frederick Peter Schloerb (b. 1952) is known for his comparati
9275PerssonJøran Persson (1530-1568) worked for Swedish king Erik XIV as counselor and prosecutor. Although he
9279SeagerSara Seager (b. 1971) is a professor of physics and planetary science at the Massachusetts Institute
9281WerykRobert J. Weryk (b. 1981) is a researcher at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, w
9285Le CorreLucille Le Corre (b. 1983) is an associate researcher at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson.
9287KlimaRachel L. Klima (b. 1974) is a planetary geologist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics L
9298GeakeAt the University of Manchester's Institute of Science and Technology, John E. Geake (1925-1998) was
9305HazardBritish radio astronomer Cyril Hazard (b. 1928) held positions in the U.K., U.S. and Australia. His
9315WeigelNamed for the German mathematician and astronomer Erhard Weigel (1625-1699) on the occasion of the 3
9319HartzellChristine M. Hartzell (b. 1988) is an assistant professor in aerospace engineering at the University
9322LindenauNamed for the German scientist, statesman and promotor of the arts Bernhard August von Lindenau (177
9327DuerbeckHilmar W. Duerbeck (b. 1948) is an astronomer working at Hoher List (Bonn), Muenster (Westphalia) an
9334MoestaCarl Wilhelm Moesta (1825-1884) was a German mathematician and astronomer who observed stars, planet
9344KlopstockNamed for Friedrich Gottfried Klopstock (1724-1803), one of the most famous German poets between th
9349LucasNamed in memory of François Edouard Anatole Lucas (1842-1891), French number theorist, best known fo
9351NeumayerGeorg von Neumayer (1826-1909), German geophysicist and hydrographer, was the founder of the German
9364ClusiusNamed for Carolus Clusius (Charles de l'Escluse; 1526-1609), a Flemish botanist well-known for his c
9389Condillac Named in memory of the philosopher and priest Etienne Bonnot de Condillac (1715–1780), the leading a
9391SleeBruce Slee (b. 1924) is one of the pioneers of radio astronomy. After independently discovering sol
9398BidelmanWilliam P. Bidelman (b. 1918) was director of the Warner and Swasey Observatory during 1970--1975 an
9399PeschPeter Pesch (b. 1934), director of the Warner and Swasey Observatory during 1975--1994 and professor
9403SanduleakNicholas Sanduleak (1933-1990) was a staff scientist at the Warner and Swasey Observatory from 1967
9413EichendorffNamed for the Silesian poet Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788-1857). He studied philosophy and
9420DewarJames Dewar (1842-1923), Scottish-born chemist and physicist, studied chemical reactions at low (cry
9423AbtHelmut Abt (b. 1925) is one of the founders of Kitt Peak National Observatory and is known for his f
9425MarconciniMassimiliano Marconcini (1955) is an amateur astronomer of the Montelupo group. A 1988 architecture
9427RighiniNamed in memory of Guglielmo Righini (b. 1908), Italian solar physicist. In 1934 he went to Utrecht
9445CharpentierNamed for the French musician Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704), composer of operas and church mu
9446Cicero Named in memory of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 B.C.), Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar and writer.
9460McGlynnNamed in honor of Thomas A. McGlynn (b. 1956), currently the chief archive scientist for the High En
9463CriscioneLisa Marie Criscione (b. 1998) is a finalist in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science compet
9468BrewerNamed in honor of James Brewer, ESO astronomer working on stellar populations and carbon stars. Usi
9470Jussieu Named in memory of Bernard (1699–1777), Joseph (1704–1779), Antoine-Laurent (1748–1836) and Adrien-L
9483ChagasNamed in memory of Carlos Chagas (1879-1934), Brazilian epidemiologist who first described the agent
9487KupeNamed for the legendary sailor and explorer whose discovery of the islands now known as New Zealand
9491ThooftGerardus 't Hooft (b. 1946) is professor of physics at University of Utrecht. Together with his col
9492VeltmanMartinus J. G. Veltman (b. 1931) is professor of physics at the Universities of Utrecht and Michigan
9493EnescuRomanian composer George Enescu (1881-1955), a student of Massenet and Fauré, achieved a synthesis b
9494DoniciNicolae Donici (1875-1957), a founding member of the IAU and the first representative there of Roman
9495EminescuThe Romantic poet Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889) tackled the essential problems of human existence---lif
9496OckelsWubbo J. Ockels (b. 1946) became the first Dutch astronaut in space during the Spacelab D-1 mission.
9507GottfriedGottfried of Brabant, brother of Elsa, was changed into a swan by Ortrud, wife of Telramund. After
9515DubnerGloria Dubner (b. 1950) has conducted most of her professional work at the Argentinian Institute of
9524O'RourkeLaurence O'Rourke (b. 1970) is a research scientist at the European Space Astronomy Centre in Madrid
9528KüppersMichael Küppers (b. 1967) is a planetary scientist at the European Space Agency who has helped orche
9529ProtopapaSilvia Protopapa (b. 1981) is an assistant research scientist at the University of Maryland. Her re
9536StatlerThomas S. Statler (b. 1961) is a professor of astronomy at Ohio University whose research contributi
9537NolanMichael C. Nolan (b. 1963), a scientist at the Arecibo Observatory, has significantly advanced our t
9541MagriChristopher Magri (b. 1961) is a scientist at the University of Maine at Farmington. A former galac
9553ColasFrançois Colas (b. 1959) is an expert on modern solar-system astrometry at the Institut de Mécanique
9554DumontMeudon mathematician and astronomer Simone Dumont (b. 1924) has studied T Tauri stars, active galaxi
9560AnguitaClaudio Anguita (1930-2000), an astrometrist at the Universidad de Chile, was critically helpful dur
9561van EyckJan van Eyck (1395-1441) was a Flemish painter best known for The Adoration of the Lamb (1432
9562MemlingHans Memling (1430-1494) was a Flemish painter from the famous Bruges School of painting. Kn
9577GropiusNamed for the German architect Walter Gropius (1883-1969), born in Berlin and one of the most fascin
9584LouchheimFor many years Thomas Louchheim (b. 1957), of Tucson, Arizona, has been a highly regarded counsellor
9587BonplandAimé Jacques Goujard Bonpland (1773-1858) was a physician with a profound interest in botany. In 179
9588QuesnayFrançois Quesnay (1694-1774) was a physician who started, together with Mirabeau, the economic movem
9589DeridderRemi Adolph De Ridder (1843-1930) was a professor of law at Ghent University. In 1881 he was appoin
9592ClairautAlexis-Claude Clairaut (1713-1765) was one of the greatest mathematicians of all time. He predicted
9594GarstangRoy Henry Garstang (1925-2009) made basic contributions in atomic physics and astronomical spectrosc
9610VischerNamed for Peter Vischer the Elder (c. 1460-1529), the greatest German brass-caster master in the Mid
9614CuvierGeorges Baron Cuvier (1769-1832) was a French zoologist who established the sciences of comparative
9615HemerijckxFrans Hemerijckx (1902-1969) was a medical doctor who went in 1929 to Africa and India to fight agai
9626StanleyJohn Stanley (1713-1786), blind from the age of three, became a well-known organist and composer of
9629ServetMiguel Serveto y Reves (Michel Servet, 1511-1553) was a doctor of medicine and a theologian living i
9630CastellionSébastien Castellion (1515-1563) was a French humanist well-known for his generosity and aversion t
9633Cotur Named in honor of Peter Cotur (1944– ), scientific journalist at the newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws in
9638Fuchs Named in memory of the German botanist and physician Leonhard Fuchs (1501–1566), whose botanical wor
9639Scherer Named in honor of Marc Scherer (1944– ), a well-known scientist at The Belgian Institute for Space A
9640Lippens Named in honor of Carlos Lippens (1945– ), well known for his work on trace substances in the earth’
9641Demaziere Named in honor of Martine De Mazière (1960– ), a scientist at the Belgian Institute for Space Aerono
9645GrünewaldNamed for the German painter and watercolor artist Matthias Grünewald (c. 1460-1528). His original
9664Brueghel Named in memory of Pieter Brueghel (Bruegel, Breughel; c.1525–1569), the greatest Flemish painter of
9676EijkmanChristiaan Eijkman (1858-1930) won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his discovery of th
9679CrutzenPaul Crutzen (b. 1933) was a co-recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in chemistry for work in atmospher
9680MolinaMario J. Molina (b. 1943) was a co-recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in chemistry, awarded for work
9682GravesandeWillem J. 's Gravesande (1688-1742) was a professor of mathematics, astronomy and philosophy at Leid
9683RambaldoAlfred E. Rambaldo (1879-1911), born on the island of Java, did extensive research on the upper laye
9685KortewegDiederik Johannes Korteweg (1848-1941), professor of mathematics at the University of Amsterdam, is
9686KeesomDutch physicist Willem Hendrik Keesom (1876-1956) specialized in cryogenics. In 1926 he became the
9687UhlenbeckTogether with Samuel A. Goudsmit, Dutch-American physicist George E. Uhlenbeck (1900-1988) proposed
9688GoudsmitTogether with G. E. Uhlenbeck, Dutch-American physicist Samuel A. Goudsmit (1902-1978) formulated th
9690HoutgastDutch solar physicist Jacob Houtgast (1908-1982) was associate professor at University of Utrecht, k
9691ZwaanCornelis Zwaan (1928-1999), professor of astrophysics at Utrecht University, was a recognized author
9692KuperusMax Kuperus (b. 1936), professor of astrophysics at Utrecht University, and a department chairman at
9693BleekerJohan Bleeker (b. 1942), director of the Durch Space Research Organization and professor of space ph
9696JaffeWalter J. Jaffe (b. 1947) is an American astronomer at Leiden Observatory with an interest in galaxi
9697LouwmanPeter J. K. Louwman (b. 1935), a well-known popularizer of astronomy, was secretary for many years o
9698IdzerdaHanso Henricus Schotanus Steringa Idzerda (1885-1944) invented the vacuum triode for amplifying audi
9699BaumhauerAlbert Gillis von Baumhauer (1891-1939) invented the tail rotor for helicopters and built the first
9700PaechWolfgang Paech (b. 1951) is an electronic engineer on the staff of the Institute of Geodesy at the U
9701MakArie Mak (b. 1914) is one of the best-known Dutch amateur astronomers, active in lunar occultations
9703SussenbachJohn Sussenbach (b. 1938) is a Dutch amateur astronomer known for his excellent sky photographs. He
9705DrummenSince 1975, Mat Drummen (b. 1945) has been director of “de Koepel”, the Dutch center for disseminati
9706BoumaReinder J. Bouma (b. 1949) is one of the best known Dutch amateur astronomers. He is very active in
9708GoukaOn 1901 Sept. 1 Adriaan Jacobus Gouka (1879-1963) and Christiaan A. C. Nell founded NVWS, the Dutch
9721DotyArthur G. Doty (1951-1999) was a lifelong amateur astronomer whose passion inspired a continuing int
9724VillanuevaGeronimo L. Villanueva (b. 1978) is a research assistant professor of physics at Catholic University
9725WainscoatRichard J. Wainscoat (b. 1961) is an astronomer at the University of Hawaii who manages the Pan-STAR
9726VerbiscerAnne J. Verbiscer (b. 1964) is an associate research professor at the University of Virginia who stu
9727SkrutskieMichael F. Skrutskie (b. 1959) is a professor of astronomy at the University of Virginia. An expert
9728VideenGordon Videen (b. 1964) is a research scientist with the Space Science Institute of Boulder, Colorad
9739PowellJames L. Powell (b. 1936), director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History and professo
9744NielsenAs the physician responsible for the mental and physical fitness of a close-knit team of researchers
9758Dainty Named in honor of J. Christopher Dainty (1947– ), Pilkington Professor of Optics at Imperial College
9761KrautterJoachim Krautter (b. 1948) is associate director of the Heidelberg Königstuhl Observatory and a well
9766BradburyRay Douglas Bradbury (b. 1920) is the critically acclaimed science fiction author whose works includ
9795DeprezBrigitte Deprez (b. 1939) is the wife of Uccle astronomer Jozef Denoyelle, colleague of the discover
9797RaesNamed in honor of the Flemish writer Hugo Raes (b. 1929), well known from his novels and other writi
9811CavadoreCyril Cavadore (b. 1969) is a professional CCD specialist at the European Southern Observatory and a
9812DancoEmile Danco (1869-1898), who participated in the Antarctic expedition of Adrien de Gerlache, was res
9813RozgajSlavko Rozgaj (1895-1978), director of the Zagreb Observatory, was a prolific author of astronomy bo
9816von MattElisabeth, Baroness von Matt (1762-1814), was the only female Austrian astronomer of her time with a
9820HempelRolf Hempel (b. 1956) is a German amateur astronomer who determined many high-quality positions of m
9825OetkenLore Oetken (b. 1929) has made significant contributions to the fields of magnetic stars, polarimetr
9836AarsethNorwegian-born astronomer Sverre J. Aarseth (b. 1934), of the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, dev
9843BraidwoodThomas Braidwood (1715-1806) was a Scottish teacher of the deaf, who founded Britain's first ‘Academ
9859Van LierdeEdmond Van Lierde (1888-1964), a brilliant student at the University of Brussels, later professor of
9878SosteroGiovanni Sostero (b. 1964), an Italian amateur astronomer since age 10 and now at the Remanzacco Obs
9882StallmanRichard Stallman (b. 1953) is the founder of the GNU project and an advocate and developer of free s
9897MalerbaFranco Malerba (b. 1946), the first Italian astronaut, was a member of Space Mission STS-46 on board
9900LlullNamed in memory of Ramon Llull (1232-1316), writer, philosopher, mystic, missionary and man of scien
9902KirkpatrickNamed for Ralph Kirkpatrick (1911-1984), eminent American harpsichordist, clavichordist, musicologis
9903LeonhardtNamed for Gustav Leonhardt (b. 1928), eminent Dutch harpsichordist, conductor and pedagogue. As a h
9908AueHartmann von Aue (c. 1160-1210) was educated in a cloister and took part in the crusade of Barbaross
9909EschenbachWolfram von Eschenbach (1168-1220) was, with von Aue and Gottfried von Strassburg, one of the greate
9910VogelweideWalther von der Vogelweide (c. 1170-1230) was probably born in Niederösterreich and died near Würzbu
9911QuantzJohan Joachim Quantz (1697-1773), the son of a smith, became citypiper of Merseburg, Germany, and la
9917KeynesBritish economist John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) set down the foundations of macroeconomics with hi
9919UndsetThe Norwegian author Sigrid Undset (1882-1949) received the Nobel prize for literature in 1928. She
9920BagnuloStefano Bagnulo (b. 1965) is an astronomer at the Armagh Observatory and a specialist in polarimetry
9921RubincamDavid P. Rubincam (b. 1947) is an American planetary geodynamicist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight
9924CorriganCatherine “Cari” Corrigan (b. 1972) is a U.S. meteoriticist at the Smithsonian Institution. Her
9926DeschSteven Desch (b. 1970) is a professor of astronomy at Arizona State University. His work in theore
9929McConnellJohn C. McConnell (b. 1946) writes on the history of astronomy, and his photographic archive is much
9938KretlowMike Kretlow, a longtime friend of the discoverer, was a fellow student at the University of Siegen,
9963SandageAllan Sandage (b. 1926), a distinguished American astronomer of Palomar and Mt. Wilson fame, is an i
9968SerpeJean Nicolas François Jules Serpe (1914-2001) was the theoretical-physics professor of the discovere
9969BrailleNamed in memory of Louis Braille (1809-1852), who invented the Braille language so that those who co
9973SzpilmanWladyslaw Szpilman (1912-2000) was a Polish pianist who managed to survive in the Warsaw ghetto. In
9973SzpilmanWladyslaw Szpilman (1912-2000) was a Polish pianist who managed to survive in the Warsaw ghetto. In
9974BrodyIn his portrayal of Wladyslaw Szpilman, Adrien Brody (b. 1973) showed his talent in Roman Polanski's
9987Peano Named for Giuseppe Peano (1858–1932), Italian mathematician, professor at the University of Turin an
9994GrotiusThe works Mare Liberum (1609; “Free Access to the Ocean for all nations”) and De Jure Bell
9999WilesNamed in honor of Andrew J. Wiles (b. 1953), British mathematician world-renowned for his 1993 proof
10013StenholmLund astronomer Björn Stenholm has for many years worked on outreach activities in astronomy, notabl
10018LykawkaPatryk Sofia Lykawka (b. 1976) is a Brazilian-Italian planetary scientist and dynamicist whose contr
10020BagenalFrances Bagenal (b. 1954) is a professor at the University of Colorado specializing in the study of
10021HenjaKarin Henja is a prolific constructor of the Swedish form of crossword puzzles.
10025RauerGerman planetary astronomer Heike Rauer (b. 1961) is known for her observational work on cometary co
10027PerozziEttore Perozzi (b. 1957), of Telespazio, Rome, works on solar-system dynamics and on interplanetary
10028BonusShelley R. Bonus (b. 1947) has taken part in the organization and inventory of the Palomar Observato
10034BirlanMirel Birlan (b. 1963), of the Paris Observatory, Meudon, began his career in 1991 as an astronomer
10036McGahaJames E. McGaha (b. 1946), Tucson astronomer, lecturer, U.S. Air Force pilot and skeptic, actively p
10041ParkinsonBradford Parkinson led a team that developed the Global Positioning System with revolutionary tracki
10044SquyresSteven W. Squyres (b. 1956), professor of astronomy at Cornell University, has used his knowledge of
10046CreightonPioneering Arizona architect James Miller Creighton (1856-1946) designed “Old Main” at the Universit
10050RaymanMarc D. Rayman (b. 1956) has been devoted to the exploration of space since childhood and is excepti
10051AlbeeArden L. Albee (b. 1928), Caltech professor of geology and planetary sciences, was dean of graduate
10057L'ObelMatthias de L´Obel (Lobelius, 1538-1616) was a Flemish physician and botanist. In his important wor
10067BertuchNamed for the German author, bookseller and successful liberal employer Friedrich Justin Bertuch (17
10068DodoensNamed in memory of the Flemish physician and botanist Rembertus Dodonaeus (1516-1585). The Stirp
10069FontenelleNamed in memory of Bernard Le Bovier, sieur de Fontenelle (1657-1757), well-known for his famous wor
10079MeunierNamed in memory of the Belgian sculptor and painter Constant Meunier (1831-1905), one of the princip
10089TurgotNamed in memory of Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot (1727-1781), the famous French economist whose efforts
10093DieselNamed in memory of Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel (1858-1913), German thermal engineer, who devoted mu
10099GlazebrookAn astronomer at Johns Hopkins University, Karl Glazebrook (b. 1965) is a specialist on the properti
10101FourierNamed in memory of Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Fourier (1768-1830), French mathematician who exerted a stro
10108TomlinsonRay Tomlinson led the way in high-speed communication by developing a software program making it pos
10111FresnelNamed in memory of Augustin-Jean Fresnel (1788-1827), French physicist who constructed the so-called
10122FrödingThe Swedish poet Gustav Fröding (1860-1911) suffered from inherited mental illness. A journalist fo
10136GauguinNamed in memory of Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), leading French painter of the post-impressionist period
10139RonsardNamed in memory of Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585), the most important member of the group of poets kn
10140VillonNamed in memory of François Villon (1431-1463), one of the greatest French lyric poets, known for hi
10151RubensNamed in memory of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), the greatest exponent of sensuous Baroque painting
10153GoldmanSince 1986 Stuart Goldman (b. 1963) has guided Sky & Telescope readers through the ever-chang
10172HumphreysMinnesota astronomer Roberta M. Humphreys (b. 1944) is a leader in studies of physical properties of
10177EllisonHarlan Ellison (b. 1934) is science-fiction author whose works include I Have No Mouth and I Must
10183AmpèreNamed in memory of André-Marie Ampère (1775-1836), French physicist who founded the science of elect
10184GalvaniNamed in memory of Luigi Galvani (1737-1798), Italian physician and physicist who conceived the elec
10186AlbénizA child prodigy, the Spanish composer and pianist Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909) studied at the conservat
10198PinelliPaolo Pinelli (b. 1954) is an amateur astronomer of the Montelupo group. He was the first to propos
10203Flinders Named in memory of Matthew Flinders (1774–1814), British navigator and explorer who charted the Aust
10204Turing Named in memory of Alan Mathison Turing (1912–1954), English mathematician and logician, a pioneer i
10210NathuesGerman geophysicist Andreas Nathues (b. 1967) studied the physical properties of the Eunomia family
10218BierstadtAlbert Bierstadt (1830-1902), a landscape artist from the Hudson River School, was best known for hi
10220Pigott Named in memory of the English amateur astronomer Edward Pigott (1753–1825), discoverer of several c
10222KlotzAlain Klotz, an amateur astronomer at the Centres d'Etudes Spatiales du Rayonnement in Toulouse, is
10237AdzicVladislav Adzic (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
10251MulischHarry Mulisch (b. 1927) is one of the great post-war Dutch writers. He has written novels, plays, e
10265GunnarssonMarcus Gunnarsson (b. 1971) is a planetary scientist at Uppsala Astronomical Observatory who special
10267GiupponeCristian Giuppone (b. 1979) is an Argentine astronomer at the Cordoba Astronomical Observatory inves
10276MatneyMark Matney (b. 1963) of the Johnson Space Center has made fundamental contributions to models and o
10277MicheliMarco Micheli (b. 1983) is a researcher at the European Space Agency Space Situational Awareness Nea
10278VirkkiAnne Virkki (b. 1988) is a postdoctoral scholar at the Arecibo Observatory who studies near-Earth as
10281LibourelGuy Libourel (b. 1956) is a cosmochemist at Observatoire de la Côte d´Azur (France) whose research i
10283CromerDedicated teachers Michael (b. 1941) and Sarah (b. 1945) Cromer, of Flagstaff, Arizona, set a standa
10288SavilleCurt Saville (1946-2001) was an avid ocean and arctic explorer. He rowed across both the Atlantic a
10303FréretThe famous French historian Nicolas Fréret (1688-1749), well known for his atheistic treatise Let
10305GrignardFernand (Ferre) Grignard (1939-1982), a member of an ancient family, became famous during the 1960s
10306PagnolMarcel Pagnol (1895-1974) was a French writer who will be always remembered for his novels Jean d
10310DelacroixBest known for his painting “Liberty leading the people”, Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863) was inspired
10315BrewsterStephen C. Brewster (b. 1945), a former member of the Palomar Planet Crossing Asteroid Survey, has h
10320ReilandCharles Thomas Reiland (b. 1946), for many years president of the Amateur Astronomers Association of
10323FrazerJames George Frazer (1854-1941) is best remembered for The Golden Bough, a study in comparati
10327BatensDiderik Batens (b. 1944) is a member of the philosophy department at the University of Ghent. About
10330DurkheimÉmile Durkheim (1858-1917) was convinced that ethical and social structures were endangered by the a
10334GibbonBritish historian Edward Gibbon (1737-1794), celebrated for his six-volume work The Decline and F
10358KirchhoffGustav Robert Kirchhoff (1824-1887) was a German physicist who, together with Robert Bunsen, founded
10361BunsenRobert Wilhelm Bunsen (1811-1899) was a German chemist who discovered the alkali-group metals cesium
10369SindenDavid Sinden (b. 1932), as chief optician for Grubb-Parsons of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was responsible
10372MoranLandscape artist Thomas Moran (1837-1926) focused his work on the American frontier, from the shores
10373MacRobertFor two decades the versatile writing of Alan MacRobert (b. 1951) has introduced Sky & Telescope<
10380BerwaldFranz Berwald (1796-1868) may be considered the founder of musical Romanticism in Sweden. Although h
10381MalinsmithKonrad Malin-Smith (b. 1934), a retired science teacher, has given entertaining talks to local astro
10382HadamardNamed in honor of the eminent French mathematician Jaques-Salomon Hadamard (1865-1963). Hadamard mad
10392BraceNamed in memory of DeWitt Bristol Brace (1858-1905), who founded the department of physics and astro
10404McCallRobert T. McCall (b. 1919?) is a legendary space artist whose work has not only documented the devel
10416KottlerMIT Lincoln Laboratory associate director Herbert Kottler (b. 1939) headed the Aerospace Division (1
10421DalmatinHerman Dalmatin (1110-1154) is also known as Hermanus Dalmata. Born inland from the Istrian peninsul
10423DajčićMario Dajčić (1923-1991) was a prominent Croatian amateur astronomer, telescope builder and educator
10424GaillardBoris Gaillard (b. 1976) is an amateur astronomer and software engineer. He spent two successive an
10428WandersAdrianus S. P. J. M. Wanders (1903-1984) was a Dutch astronomer who published important Dutch popula
10431PottaschStuart S. Pottasch (b. 1932) is an American astrophysics professor in Groningen. He is an expert on
10433PonsenJaap Ponsen (1931-1961) was a Leiden astronomer who worked on variable stars and made observations a
10434TinbergenJaap Tinbergen (b. 1934) is an expert on polarimetry who works mainly on the development of new inst
10442BiezenzoDutch physicist Cornelis B. Biezenzo (1888-1975) was known for his work in the field of applied mech
10444de HevesyHungarian-Swedish physicist George de Hevesy (1885-1966) was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry i
10445CosterWith de Hevesy, Dutch physicist Dirk Coster (1889-1950) discovered the metallic element 72 hafnium,
10446SiegbahnSwedish physicist Kai M. Siegbahn (b. 1918) was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 1981 for his
10450GirardTerrence Girard (b. 1957) joined the Yale University Astronomy Department in 1985 and since then has
10455DonnisonJohn Donnison (b. 1948), of Goldsmith College, London, is well known for his work in using sophistic
10463BannisterMichele Bannister (b. 1986) is a postdoctoral research fellow at Queen's University Belfast whose wo
10465OlkinCatherine B. Olkin (b. 1966) is a researcher at Southwest Research Institute (Boulder, Colorado), De
10469KrohnKatrin Krohn (b. 1984) is a researcher at the German Aerospace Center (DLR-Berlin) studying cryogeni
10470BartczakPrzemysł aw Bartczak (b. 1974) is a researcher at the Astronomical Observatory of the Adam Mickiewic
10471MarciniakAnna Marciniak (b. 1979) is a researcher at the Astronomical Observatory of the Adam Mickiewic Unive
10473ThirouinAudrey Thirouin (b. 1984) is a researcher at the Lowell Observatory who performs photometric measure
10474PecinaPetr Pecina (b. 1950) is a retired astronomer from the Czech Academy of Sciences known for studies o
10484HechtFor more than a decade, Martin D. Hecht (b. 1926) has volunteered to help organize the Lowell Observ
10489KeinonenJuhani Keinonen (b. 1946) is an emeritus professor and a long-serving director of the Department of
10506RydbergJohannes Robert Rydberg (1854-1919) was a Swedish physicist educated at the University of Lund who h
10529GiessenburgThe Dutch writer, freemason and editor Rudolf Charles d´Ablaing van Giessenburg (1826-1904) will alw
10538TorodeIn a 1992 study of 170 astrolabes, British industrial chemist Rowland K. E. Torode (b. 1923) measure
10542RuckersHans Ruckers (1555-1623) was the most famous of all harpsichord makers and founder of a dynasty of F
10557RowlandHenry Rowland (1848-1901) was an American physicist who in 1885 developed a machine capable of engra
10587StrindbergSwedish playwright and novelist August Strindberg (1849-1912) made important contributions to the na
10637HeimlichHenry J. Heimlich is an American surgeon who in the early 1970s devised the “Heimlich maneuver”, a p
10638McGlothlinGerald R. McGlothlin (b. 1952) was responsible for refurbishing much of the LONEOS dome, turning a b
10639GleasonArianna Gleason (b. 1980) is a student observer with the Spacewatch Project. She has been instrumen
10647MeestersP. G. Meesters (1887-1964) is the Nestor of amateur astronomy in the Netherlands. He built his own
10648PlanciusPetrus Plancius (Pieter Platevoet, 1552-1622) was a Dutch theologian, astronomer, navigator and appo
10650HoutmanCornelis de Houtman (1565-1599) sailed south with four ships in 1595 to find a route to the East Ind
10652BlaeuWillem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638) was the official cartographer of the Dutch East India Company from
10653WitsenNicolaas Witsen (1641-1717) was a Dutch lawyer, politician, scientist, graphic artist, collector, au
10654BontekoeWillem Bontekoe (1587-1646) was a captain in the Dutch East India Company. However, he is not known
10656AlbrechtGerman astronomer Carl Theodor Albrecht (1843-1915) was influential in setting up the International
10657WanachBernhard Karl Wanach (1867-1928) carried out pioneering work on polar motion with C. T. Albrecht, wh
10665OrtigãoCatarina Ortigão (b. 1974) is a person of rare inner beauty, to whom Pedro Lacerda, a colleague of t
10666FeldbergThe Feldberg is the highest mountain (1490 m) of the Schwarzwald. Winter and summer, its wonderful s
10674de ElíaGonzalo Carlos de Elía (b. 1977) is an Argentine astronomer at La Plata National University who stud
10677ColucciAdrian Rodriguez Colucci (b. 1978) is an astronomer at the Valongo Observatory of Rio de Janeiro, Br
10678AlilagoaVictor Alí-Lagoa (b. 1983) is a Spanish astronomer whose PhD research at the Instituto de Astrofísic
10683CarterCarter Worth Roberts (b. 1946), president of the Eastbay Astronomical Society, is known for superlat
10686KalunaHeather Kaluna (b. 1984) is a researcher at the University of Hawaii studying the evolution of water
10690MasseraJosé Luis Massera (1915-2002) was a Uruguayan mathematician who studied the stability of differentia
10691SansJuan Diego Sans (1922-2005) was a Uruguayan professor and public communicator of astronomy at the Un
10692OpeilCyril P. Opeil SJ (b. 1960) is a professor at Boston College studying the thermal properties of mete
10693ZangariAmanda M. Zangari (b. 1986) is a postdoctoral researcher at Southwest Research Institute (Boulder, C
10694LacerdaPedro Lacerda (b. 1975) is a Lecturer at Queen's University Belfast whose work includes analyzing ro
10698SingerKelsi N. Singer (b. 1984) is a postdoctoral researcher at Southwest Research Institute (Boulder, Col
10699CalabresePietro Calabrese (1944-2010) was editor of the Italian newspapers Il Messaggero and La Gazzetta dell
10707PrunariuDumitru-Dorin Prunariu (b. 1952 ) became the first Romanian cosmonaut flying in 1981 aboard Soyuz 40
10715NaglerAl Nagler (b. 1935) is an optical designer best known for his innovative wide-field eyepieces and ve
10720DanzlNichole Danzl is a biology student, artist and a past Spacewatch Observer. Danzl discovered several
10730WhiteAn astronomer at Lowell Observatory from 1969 until 2007, Nathaniel Miller White (b. 1941) studied c
10734WieckClara Josephine Wieck (1819-1896) was a German child prodigy and by 1835 had established a reputatio
10737BrückHermann Alexander Brück (1905-2000) was a German astronomer specializing in spectroscopy, who made s
10739LowmanMargaret D. Lowman (b. 1953) has worked to understand the role tropical forests play in Earth's inte
10774EisenachCharmingly situated, Eisenach is a Thuringian town, founded in the the twelfth century. J. S. Bach
10784NoaillesAnna de Noailles (1876-1933) was the daughter of a Romanian prince and granddaughter of a Turkish pa
10785DejaiffeRené Dejaiffe (b. 1940), of the Royal Belgian Observatory, has presided over national and internatio
10795BabbenBarbro Babben Larsson (b. 1956), born on Gotland, is a Swedish actress, singer and comedienne. Famo
10796SollermanJesper Sollerman (b. 1968) is an astronomer working at the department of astronomy, Stockholm Univer
10830DesforgesJacques Desforges (1723-1791) was a French priest at Etampes, opposing the clergy by writing the pam
10838LebonGustave Le Bon (1841-1931) was a French social psychologist who became famous through his book La
10839HufelandThe German physician Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland (1762-1836) was professor of medicine in Jena and Be
10857BlüthnerJulius Blüthner (1824-1910) founded a piano factory in Leipzig in 1853. His instruments found high
10863OyeJacob and Martha Oye are the grandparents of Paul Kervin, AMOS technical director. Jacob immigrated
10870GwendolenMary Gwendolen Ellery Read Aikman (1903-1994) was an inspiring educator and mother of the discoverer
10874LocatelliPietro Antonio Locatelli (1695-1764), born in Bergamo, studied violin in Rome with Corelli and Valen
10891FinkUwe Fink (b. 1939), at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, has made major contributions in the field
10894NakaiR. Carlos Nakai (b. 1946) is a musician and cultural anthropologist of Navajo-Ute descent. Classica
10907SavalleRenaud Savalle (b. 1971), astronomical software programmer, wrote the CCD acquisition system used by
10914TuckerRoy Tucker (b. 1951), an instrumentalist at Kitt Peak National Observatory, is owner and chief obser
10918KodalyWith his friend Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967) collected melodies and rhy
10928CapraraGiovanni Caprara (b. 1948) is science and space editor of Il Corriere della Sera, the most au
10932RebentrostDavid Rebentrost (1614-1703) worked in Drebach as a vicar, doctor and herbalist. The garden he desi
10937FerrisWilliam D. Ferris (b. 1961), a video producer-director at Northern Arizona University, has been an a
10943BrunierSerge Brunier (b. 1958) worked as a reporter and editor -in-chief of Ciel et Espace magazine
10954SpiegelBeate Spiegel (b. 1960) serves as head of the office of the Klaus Tschira Foundation. She was instr
10955HarigLudwig Harig (b. 1927) is a German writer. Besides experimental texts and poetry, he also wrote nar
10961BuysballotDutch scientist Christophorus H. D. Buys Ballot (1817-1890) created Buys Ballot's law describing the
10964DegraaffWillem de Graaff (1923-2004) was a Dutch astronomical researcher at Utrecht University who unveiled
10968SterkenChristiaan Sterken (b. 1946), an astronomer at the Free University of Brussels, has a particular int
10969PerrymanMichael Perryman (b. 1954), project scientist of the HIPPARCOS and GAIA missions of the European Spa
10970de ZeeuwPieter Timotheus (Tim) de Zeeuw (b. 1956) is currently director of Leiden Observatory and of the Net
10972MerboldIn 1983 and 1988, the German physicist Ulf Merbold was the first European astronaut to perform resea
10976WubbenaEltjo Wubbena (b. 1947) was president of the NVWS, the Dutch popular-astronomy society, from 1975 to
10977MathlenerEdwin Mathlener (b. 1962) was editor of the Dutch astronomy magazine Zenit, and is now direct
10980BreimerDouwe Breimer (b. 1943), is Rector Magnificus and President of Leiden University, a world-renowned p
10982PoerinkA Dutch meteor researcher for more than 20 years, Urijan Poerink (b. 1953) was particularly involved
10983SmoldersThe Dutch scientist, writer and journalist Petrus L. L. Smolders (b. 1940) has contributed to the po
10984GispenWillem Hendrik Gispen (b. 1943) is a well-known Dutch scientist in the field of neurosciences, and f
10985FeastMichael Feast (b. 1926) has had a distinguished career in stellar studies of the Milky Way and the M
10988FeinsteinAlejandro Feinstein (b. 1928), an astronomer at La Plata Observatory, is one of the originators of a
10994FouchardMarc Fouchard (b. 1972) is a professor at the Laboratoire d´Astronomie de Université Lille and colla
10997GahmGösta Gahm (b. 1968) is an astronomer at Stockholm Observatory. For many years he has been the proje
11004StenmarkLars Stenmark (b. 1944) is a professor in micro- and nano-technology for space applications at Uppsa
11006GilsonJewett Castello Gilson (1844-1926), Californian teacher, author and superintendent of schools, was d
11007GranahanJames C. Granahan (b. 1965) is a scientist at Leidos Inc. whose research includes spectroscopic anal
11008ErnstCarolyn M. Ernst (b. 1979) is a planetary scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics
11012HenningJohn Henning (b. 1947) assisted with the control software development during the conversion of the P
11013KullanderSven Kullander (b. 1936) is professor in radiation science at Uppsala University. He also has a kee
11021FoderàGiorgia Foderà (b. 1942) teaches history of astronomy at Palermo University. Curator of the Palermo
11022SerioSalvatore Serio (b. 1941) teaches astronomy at Palermo University, specializing in x-ray observation
11033MazanekDan Mazanek (b. 1966) is a space systems engineer at NASA Langley Research Center specializing in th
11039RaynalGuillaume-Thomas Raynal (1713-1796) wrote a six-volume history of the European colonies in India and
11040WundtGerman physiologist Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920) is acknowledged as the founder of experimental psychol
11041FechnerGustav Theodor Fechner (1801-1887) was a German physicist and philosopher who founded the science of
11051RacineThe dramatic poet Jean-Baptiste Racine (1639-1699) was the uncontested master of French classicism.
11056VollandSophie Volland (1720-1784) was the primary correspondent of Dénis Diderot, who met her in 1755 near
11061LagerlöfSwedish novelist Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940) wrote beautiful stories, using popular tales of her Vaer
11063PoyntingBritish physicist John Henry Poynting (1852-1914) introduced a theorem in 1884 in which he stated t
11069BellqvistSven Bellqvist (1915-2008) was for many years in charge of the workshop at the astronomical observat
11073CavellEdith (Louisa) Cavell (1865-1915) was an English nurse who in 1907 was appointed to the Berkendael I
11082SpilliaertLéon Spilliaert (1881-1946) was a self-taught Belgian painter who developed his art far beyond the s
11090PopelinIn 1888, Marie Popelin (1846-1913) graduated from the Free University of Brussels as a lawyer. Howe
11098GinsbergAllen Ginsberg (1926-1997), American lyric poet and teacher, was born in Paterson, New Jersey, and s
11112CagnoliThe Italian astronomer Antonio Cagnoli (1743-1816) worked to introduce the scientific ideas of the E
11132HorneAn amateur astronomer since age 10, Johnny Horne (b. 1953) is photo editor for the Fayetteville O
11147DelmasRobert Delmas (b. 1955) is a French aeronautical engineer. Deeply interested in astronomy, he has d
11150BraggWilliam Lawrence Bragg (1890-1971), born in Adelaide, shared the 1915 Nobel Prize in physics with hi
11158CirouAlain Cirou (b. 1958) is editor of Ciel et Espace magazine. He began working for the Associa
11169AlkonAndy L. Alkon (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair f
11176BatthSukhjeet Singh Batth (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering
11184PostmaSep Postma (1921-1944) was concerned with human rights. He escaped occupied Holland via Spain and w
11191PaskvićIvan Paskvić (1754-1829), known in Hungary as Paquich Ja'nos, born in the Adriatic city of Senj, was
11197BeranekBenjamin Charles Beranek (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Enginee
11206BibeeKristin Page Bibee (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering F
11212TebbuttJohn Tebbutt (1834-1916) was an Australian astronomer whose observations included many comets and th
11225BordenTimothy Calvin Borden (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineerin
11228BotnickAaron Michael Botnick (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineerin
11239MarcgrafGeorg Marcgraf (1610-1643), astronomer, mathematician and naturalist, made the first serious study o
11240PisoWillem Piso (1610-1678), doctor of medicine, together with Georg Marcgraf wrote the first book about
11241EckhoutAs a member of a scientific expedition, Dutch painter Albert Eckhout (1610-1666) made portraits of t
11243de GraauwDutch astronomer Matthijs W. M. de Graauw (b. 1942) is known for his tireless enthusiasm in pushing
11248BlériotLouis Blériot (1872-1936), French aviator and airplane designer, made the first airplane crossing of
11256FuglesangChrister Fuglesang (b. 1957) was the first Swedish astronaut.
11260CamargoJulio Ignacio Bueno de Camargo (b. 1967) is a researcher at the Observatorio Nacional (Brazil) who s
11262DrubeLine Drube (b. 1980) is a postdoctoral researcher at the German Aerospace Center (DLR-Berlin) whose
11263PesonenLauri Pesonen (b. 1944) is an emeritus Professor of geophysics at the University of Helsinki. An e
11265HasselmannPedro Henrique Aragão Hasselmann (b. 1987) completed his PhD at Observatório Nacional do Rio de Jane
11266MackeRobert J. Macke SJ (b. 1974) is a research scientist and meteorite curator at the Vatican Observator
11277BallardRobert D. Ballard (b. 1942) is a marine scientist who has spent much of his professional career bene
11278TelesioBernardino Telesio (1509-1588) was an Italian philosopher and natural scientist who severely opposed
11298GideAndré Gide (1869-1951), the French writer, humanist and moralist, is well-known for his novel Le
11305AhlqvistDavid Ahlqvist (1900-1988) was an artist, author, musician and for many years a leading personality
11306ÅkessonSonja Åkesson (1926-1977), born in Buttle on Gotland, was well known for her characteristic poetic s
11309MalusÉtienne-Louis Malus (1775-1812) was a French physicist who discovered the polarization of reflected
11314CharcotJean-Martin Charcot (1825-1893) was one of France's greatest medical clinicians, working at Paris' f
11336PiranesiGiambattista Piranesi (1720-1778), a Venetian architect and etcher who lived and worked in Rome for
11341BabbageIntending to automate complex arithmetical calculations, British mathematician Charles Babbage (1791
11349WittenEdward Witten (b. 1951) is a physicist at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and one of t
11352KoldeweyEberhard Koldewey (b. 1937), at the DLR Institute of Space Sensor Technology and Planetary Explorati
11363VivesJuan Luis Vives (1492-1540), a student of Erasmus, was a Spanish humanist. To avoid the Inquisition
11369BrazeltonMary Augusta Brazelton (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineeri
11371CamleyBrian Andrew Camley (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering
11373CarbonaroNicole Jean Carbonaro (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineerin
11377NyeRalph A. Nye (b. 1945), Lowell Observatory's instrument designer, used his considerable technical sk
11378DauriaFlorida amateur astronomer Tippy D'Auria (b. 1935) is founder of the Winter Star Party. For many ye
11384SartreJean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), French novelist and the exponent of Existentialism, used his pen his e
11385BeauvoirSimone de Beauvoir (1908-1986) was a French writer of great courage and integrity, who made a point
11404WittigSigmar Wittig (b. 1940), chairman of the Executive Board of the German Aerospace Center during 2002-
11409HorkheimerJack F. Horkheimer (b. 1938), the executive director of the Miami Space-Transit Planetarium, is best
11413CatanachTherese Anne Catanach (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineerin
11421CardanoGerolamo Cardano (1501-1576), prototypical Renaissance man, physician, mathematician, astrologer, in
11423CroninKevin Michael Cronin (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering
11426MolsterLucia Glen Molster (2007 Apr. 26-27) was the beloved daughter of Dutch astronomers Frank and Nathali
11432KerkhovenRudolf Albert Kerkhoven (1879-1940) was a notable Dutch tea planter in Malabar, West Java, who, with
11434LohnertKarl Julius Lohnert (1885-1944) worked from 1905 to 1907 as an assistant of Max Wolf and discovered
11437CardaldaCarlos Cardalda (1883-1961) was an enthusiastic amateur astronomer who cofounded the Argentinian Ass
11440MassironiMatteo Massironi (b. 1967) is a Professor at the University of Padova whose research includes the ge
11450ShearerAndrew Shearer (b. 1953), of the National University of Ireland, Galway, leads the group working in
11464MoserDanielle Moser (b. 1980) is a scientist working for the NASA Meteoroid Environment Office whose rese
11465FulvioDaniele Fulvio (b. 1979) is a professor of Physics at the Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de
11469RozitisBenjamin Rozitis (b. 1984) is a research fellow at the Open University (UK) studying the physical an
11484DaudetAlphonse Daudet (1840-1897), mainly remembered as a French writer of sentimental tales, believed tha
11499DurasMarguerite Duras (Donnadieu, 1914-1996), French novelist, became internationally known for the scree
11510BorgesJorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), Argentine poet and short-story writer, became famous through his poem
11518JungCarl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist who developed the (much contested) concept of
11519AdlerAlfred Adler (1870-1937) was an Austrian psychiatrist who introduced the term “inferiority feeling”
11520FrommErich Fromm (1900-1980) was a German psychoanalyst who believed that mankind could develop a psychol
11521EriksonErik H. Erikson (1902-1994) was a German-American psychoanalyst who made important contributions to
11524PleyelIgnaz Jozef Pleyel (1757-1831) was an Austro-French composer who became famous as a piano builder.
11532GullinLars Gullin (1928-1976) was a Swedish jazz musician, born in Sanda on Gotland. He was famous as a c
11533AkebäckAkebäck is a small parish centrally situated on Gotland. A village resident named Botair is said to
11537GuerickeGerman physicist Otto von Guericke (1602-1686) studied in Jena and was mayor of Magdeburg. He inven
11547GriesserSwiss amateur astronomer Markus Griesser (b. 1949) is cofounder of the Eschenberg Observatory in Win
11571DaensAdolf Daens (1839-1907), a Flemish priest at Aalst, will always be remembered for his dedication to
11572SchindlerOskar Schindler (1905-1974) was an German industrialist during World War II. Through his heroic act
11573HelmholtzHermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (1821-1894), a German doctor, physiologist and physicist, was
11574d'AviellaCount Goblet d´Aviella was a Belgian historian. A Grandmaster of the Grand-Orient Belgian Masonic L
11577EinastoEstonian astronomer Jaan Einasto (b. 1929) discovered the presence of dark matter in the universe in
11582BleulerSwiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler (1857-1939), author of Lehrbuch der Psychiatrie (1916), intr
11583BreuerJozef Breuer (1842-1925) was an Austrian physician who anticipated the process of psychoanalysis. I
11584FerencziSándor Ferenczi (1873-1933) was a Hungarian psychoanalyst who improved the therapeutic technique of
11596FranceticDaniel Francetic (1933-2014) was director and space science educator of the Euclid High School Plane
11665DirichletPeter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (1805-1859) was the successor of Gauss and the predecessor of Riemann
11666BrackerSteve Bracker (b. 1942) is a renaissance man---particle physicist, harpsichordist, astronomer, natur
11672CuneyHusband and wife team Bruce (b. 1947) and Dana (b. 1950) Cuney work at Palomar and were responsible
11673BaurGerman amateur astronomer Johann M. Baur (b. 1930) founded the Chaonis Observatory in northern Italy
11681OrtnerJohannes Ortner (b. 1933) is founder and unique director of the Summer School Alpbach. Held annuall
11691EasterwoodJeffrey Michael Easterwood (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engin
11695MatteiJanet Akyüz Mattei (b. 1943), a tireless promoter of the observation of variable stars by amateurs,
11696CapenCharles (“Chick”) Franklin Capen (1926-1986) was best known for his observations of the planets, par
11698FichtelmanJon Roger Fichtelman (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering
11703GlassmanElena Leah Glassman (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering
11704GorinMichael Adam Gorin (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering F
11707GrigeryChelsea Nicole Grigery (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineeri
11711UrquizaLuis Urquiza del Valle (1906-2000) was the much-loved grandfather of LONEOS observer L. Levy.
11713StubbsChristopher Stubbs (b. 1958), of the University of Washington, has pursued a variety of projects in
11718HaywardNicholas Mark Edward Alexander Hayward (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Scien
11719HicklenRachel Scarlett Hicklen (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineer
11726EdgertonHarold “Doc” Eugene Edgerton (1903-1990), born in Fremont, Nebraska, was professor of electrical eng
11727SweetDuring the 1.2-m Schmidt conversion Merle Sweet (b. 1942), assistant superintendent at the Palomar O
11728EinerPalomar Observatory technician Steve Einer (b. 1955) worked extremely hard removing old and installi
11754HerbigU.S. astronomer George Herbig (b. 1920), co-discoverer of Herbig-Haro objects, is a spectroscopist w
11757SalpeterEdwin E. Salpeter (b. 1924), born in Austria, educated in Australia and the U.K., has been at Cornel
11758SargentWallace Sargent (b. 1935), a British astrophysicist at Caltech since 1959, is known for analysis of
11760AuwersArthur Auwers (1838-1915), Potsdam Observatory director from 1881, established the first reference c
11762VogelHermann Carl Vogel (1841-1907) was a German astronomer and spectroscopist. He invented an early sche
11763DeslandresHenri Deslandres (1853-1948) was a French astrophysicist and observatory director. An independent i
11767MilneE. Arthur Milne (1896-1950) was a British mathematician and astrophysicist who made important studie
11768MerrillPaul W. Merrill (1887-1961), a Mt. Wilson Observatory spectroscopist, was the first to detect a shor
11771MaestlinMichael Maestlin (1550-1631), professor of astronomy at Tübingen, was an influential teacher of Joha
11773SchoutenCornelis Willem Schouten (1580-1625), together with Jacob Le Maire, discovered a passage from the so
11774JerneNiels K. Jerne (1911-1994) was a Danish Nobel laureate in medicine (1984), and he shared his prize w
11775KöhlerGeorges J. F. Köhler (1946-1995), German biochemist and recipient of the 1984 Nobel Prize in medicin
11776MilsteinThe Argentinian biochemist César Milstein (1927-2002) received the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1984,
11777HargraveLawrence Hargrave (1850-1915), Australian astronomer and aviation pioneer, experimented beginning in
11779ZernikeFrits Zernike (1888-1966), Nobel Laureate in physics exactly half a century ago, was professor of ph
11796NirenbergAmerican mathematician Louis Merses Nirenberg (b. 1925) is an expert in the theory of differential e
11797WarellJohan Warell (b. 1970) is well known for his high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy of the planet
11798DavidssonThe Ph.D. work of Björn Davidsson (b. 1974) at Uppsala University opened up new insights about the o
11799LantzCateline Lantz (b. 1989) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology w
11800CarrozzoFilippo Giacomo Carrozzo (b. 1978) is a researcher at Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spazial
11801FrigeriAlessandro Frigeri (b. 1973) is a researcher at the Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali
11803TurriniDiego Turrini (b. 1979) is a scientist at the Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali (IAPS-
11804ZambonFrancesca Zambon (b. 1981) is a researcher at the Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali (I
11807WannbergAsta Pellinen-Wannberg (b. 1953) is a Swedish geophysicist and astronomer at Umeå University known f
11808PlatzThomas Platz (b. 1975) is a researcher at the Max Planck Institute and member of the Dawn mission fr
11810PreuskerFrank Preusker (b. 1975) is a geologist at the German Aerospace Center (DLR-Berlin) whose work incl
11814SchwambMegan Schwamb (b. 1984) is a scientist at the Gemini Observatory in Hilo, Hawaii whose research incl
11816VasileMassimiliano Vasile (b. 1970) is a professor at the University of Strathclyde (UK) whose work includ
11818UlamecStephan Ulamec (b. 1966) is a researcher at the German Aerospace Center (DLR-Berlin) who served as t
11823ChristenRoland W. Christen (b. 1944) is an optician and maker of affordable apochromatic refractors at the f
11828VarghaMagda Vargha (1931-2010), librarian of Konkoly Observatory, Budapest, was the author of several book
11829TuvikeneTynu Tuvikene (1952-2010) was an Estonian astronomer and staff member of Tartu Observatory who studi
11830JesseniusJán Jesenský (Jessenius, 1566-1621) was a physician, head of Prague university beginning in 1618 and
11833DixonRoger Dixon (b. 1947) is a staff physicist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia,
11844OstwaldWilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) was a Baltic-German chemist who established the discipline of physical c
11846VerminnenJohan Verminnen (b. 1951) is a Flemish artist, well known for his song Rue des Bouchers, name
11849FauvelCharles Fauvel (1904-1979) was a French aviator who in 1933 invented the flying wing. He solved the
11874GringauzKonstantin Gringauz (1918-1993) became involved in ionospheric studies early in his career. He part
11895DehantVéronique Dehant (b. 1959) is head of the section for time, earth rotation and space geodesy at the
11896CamelbeeckThierry Camelbeeck (b. 1956) is a seismologist at the Royal Observatory, Uccle. He has carried out
11897LemaireJoseph F. Lemaire (b. 1939), head of the Fundamental Dynamics section at the Belgian Institute for S
11898DedeynPeter Paul De Deyn (b. 1957) is head of the Laboratory of Neurochemistry and Behavior at the Born-Bu
11900SpinoyConstant Spinoy (1924-1997) was a famous Belgian artist and engraver who specialised in the design o
11905GiacomettiThe work of Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), often compared to that of the Existential
11907NäränenJyri Näränen (b. 1979) is a Finnish astronomer who works on the surface composition and structure of
11913SvarnaAnneta Svarna (b. 1951) is a mathematical logician who works on information theory for the European
11934LundgrenKjell Lundgren (b.~1950) who has studied red giants in the LMC and the Fornax dwarf galaxy, is now w
11936TremolizzoElena Tremolizzo (b. 1972) is an attitude and orbit control systems engineer at the European Space A
11941ArchinalAn active amateur astronomer, Brent Archinal (b. 1956) specializes in correcting catalog data for st
11942GuettardJean-Étienne Guettard (1715-1786) was a French geologist and mineralogist. From the evidence of fos
11946BayleFrench philosopher Pierre Bayle (1647-1706) wrote the Dictionnaire historique et critique. B
11950MorelletAbbé André Morellet (1727-1819) left his Mémoirs sur le XVIIIe siècle et la Révolution (1821)
11958GalianiAbbé Ferdinando Galiani (1728-1787), secretary at the Neapolitan Embassy in Paris from 1759 to 1769,
11964PrigogineIlya Prigogine (1917-2003) was honored with the 1977 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on non-eq
11966PlateauJoseph Antoine Ferdinand Plateau (1801-1883) was a Belgian physicist who stated the so-called “Plate
11967BoyleRobert Boyle (1627-1691) was a British physicist and philosopher well known for his experiments with
11968DemariotteEdmé de Mariotte (1620-1684) was a French physicist who discovered independently of Boyle that the v
11969Gay-LussacJoseph-Louis Gay-Lussac (1778-1850) was a French chemist and physicist, one of the founders of meteo
11980EllisKerry Ellis (b. 1965) wrote a thesis at the University of Western Ontario in electrical engineering
11984ManetFrench painter Edouard Manet (1832-1883) was a pivotal figure in the transition of realism to impres
11997FasselDeborah Elizabeth Fassel (b. 1950) and Charles Sebastian Fassel (b. 1955) are amateur astronomers wh
12001GasbariniRon Gasbarini (b. 1960) is an amateur astronomer whose interest was inspired by the Apollo missions
12005DelgiudiceMaria del Giudice (b. 1964) was a good and great friend of one of the team's observers and measurers
12007FermatPierre Fermat (1601-1665), a lawyer in Toulouse, is considered the greatest amateur mathematician of
12008KandrupAn exceptional researcher, teacher and mentor at the University of Florida, Henry E. Kandrup (1955-2
12022HilbertDavid Hilbert (1862-1943), professor at Göttingen and one of the greatest mathematicians of all time
12032IvoryJames Ivory (1765-1842), Scottish mathematician and professor at the Royal Military College, publish
12040JacobiCarl G. J. Jacobi (1804-1851), professor at Königsberg and Berlin, developed the theory of elliptic
12042LaquesPierre Laques (b. 1934) started his career at the private observatory of the Chateau D´Abadia near H
12045KleinFelix Klein (1849-1925) was a professor of mathematics at Erlangen and later at Göttingen. Deeply i
12064GuiraudonIn 1961 Jean-Claude Guiraudon founded the Fédération Nationale des Clubs Scientifiques, which later
12067JeterCrystal Lynn Jeter (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering F
12073LarimerCurtis James Larimer (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering
12075LeggTiffany Amelia Legg (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering
12089MaichinDiana Marie Maichin (b. 1983) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering
12094MazumderMark Mohan Mazumder (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering
12095PinelPhilippe Pinel (1745-1826), a French physician who made revolutionary contributions to the treatment
12101TrujilloChadwick A. Trujillo (b. 1973), of the California Institue of Technology, specializes in the study o
12102PiazzollaAstor Piazzolla (1921-1992) was an Argentinean composer best known for his distinct nuevo tango. Hi
12104ChesleySteven R. Chesley (b. 1965), of the Solar System Dynamics Group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is
12112SpragueAnn Sprague (b. 1946) is a senior research associate with the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the
12113HollowsNew Zealand-born Fred Hollows (1929-1993) was an ophthalmologist who saved the sight of thousands of
12118MirotsinYauhen Adolfovich Mirotsin (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engin
12128PalermitiDirector of an observatory in Florida, Mike Palermiti (b. 1949) provides expert consultation to the
12131EchternachAs assistant editor of the Dutch astronomical magazine Zenit, Dutch science writer Eddy Echte
12133TitulaerDutch astronomer and science writer Chriet Titulaer (b. 1943) is a popularizer of astronomy and spac
12135TerlingenDutch journalist Henk Terlingen (1941-1994) presented the Apollo moon missions on Dutch television.
12143HarwitCzech-born American astrophysicist Martin O. Harwit (b. 1931) pioneered infrared observations and sp
12145BehaimMartin Behaim (1459-1507) was a German merchant, astronomer and cosmographer from Nürnberg. He trav
12146OstrikerJeremiah P. Ostriker (b. 1937) is an American astrophysicist who has contributed to many fields of t
12147BramanteDonato Bramante (1444-1514) was an Italian architect of the high Renaissance, working mainly in Mila
12148CaravaggioMichelangelo Merist da Caravaggio (1571-1610) was an Italian artist of the Renaissance. He was almo
12149BegasBegas is the name of a German family of nineteenth-century artists, of whom the best known was Roman
12150De RuyterMichiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (1607-1676), in Dutch history a famous admiral, played a decisive rol
12156UbelsEgbert Ubels (1969-2008) was a fantastic father to Nick and Dagmar and the beloved husband of Sandra
12157KönnenGünther Peter Können (b. 1944), a researcher at the Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut,
12158TapeWalter Tape (b. 1941) is an Alaskan mathematician. With his book Atmospheric halos he made a
12161AvieniusPostumius Rufius Festus Avienius, who lived in the second half of the fourth century, was a Latin po
12162BilderdijkWillem Bilderdijk (1756-1831) was a Dutch poet and scholar who composed two didactic astronomical po
12165RinglebPeter Ringleb (b. 1965), a neurologist in the apoplectic department of the Heidelberg University hos
12168PolkoNorbert Polko (b. 1944) has scanned more than 200~000 glass plates---a world record---from the large
12169MunstermanHenk Munsterman (b. 1946), an amateur astrophotographer in the Netherlands, is known for his photogr
12173LansbergenPhilippus Lansbergen (1561-1632), Calvanist minister and active astronomical researcher in Middelbur
12176HidayatBambang Hidayat (b. 1934) is an active promotor of astronomy in Indonesia. Known for his work on vis
12177RahartoIndonesian astronomer Moedji Raharto (b. 1954) is senior lecturer at the Institut Teknologi Bandung
12180KistemakerJacob Kistemaker (1917-2010), Teylers professor at Leiden University, was a pioneer in isotope separ
12218FleischerRandall Craig Fleischer (b. 1959) is the ebullient and multi-talented music director and conductor o
12223HoskinMichael A. Hoskin (b. 1930) founded the Journal for the History of Astronomy in 1970 and has
12227PenneyBig John Penney is representative of the team of workers who find a deep and abiding love for the ch
12229PaulssonRolf Paulsson (b. 1943), a lecturer at Uppsala University, has been an outstanding teacher of theore
12237CoughlinThomas B. Coughlin (b. 1941) served as NEAR project manager throughout the development, launch and m
12257LassineGeorge Lassine (1953-2003) was a member of the Belgian astronomical club Astronomie Centre Ardenne-N
12261LedouanierHenri Rousseau (Le Douanier, 1844-1910) was a French painter and the originator of modern naive art
12267DenneauLarry Denneau (b. 1968) graduated in electrical engineering from the University of Arizona, plays ke
12282CrombecqMichelle Crombecq (b. 1946) works as a secretary at the port of Antwerp. She was also one of the fir
12284PohlFrederik Pohl (b. 1919) is a U.S. science-fiction writer whose vivid imagination and stirring tales
12286PoiseuilleJean Louis Marie Poiseuille (1797-1869) was a French physicist and physiologist who, through his wor
12289CarnotNicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796-1832) was a French physicist known for his caloric investigations.
12292DaltonJohn Dalton (1766-1844) was a British chemist known for his A new System of chemical Philosophy
12294AvogadroLorenzo Avogadro (1776-1856) was an Italian chemist who suggested that equal volumes of gases at the
12295TassoTorquato Tasso (1544-1595) was an Italian writer and poet known for his Gerusalemme liberata
12301EötvösLoránd Eötvös (1848-1919) was a Hungarian physicist who played a leading part in Hungarian science f
12311IngemyrMikael Ingemyr (b. 1991), a student at the high school for space studies in Kiruna, was one of the w
12320LoschmidtCzech physicist Josef Loschmidt (1821-1895) used the kinetic theory of gases to get the first reason
12353MàrquezGabriel García Màrquez (1927-2014) was a Columbian novelist, considered as one of the most significa
12355CoelhoPaulo Coelho (b. 1947), a Brazilian lyricist and novelist, is well-known for his 1988 novel The A
12359CajigalWith his founding in 1831 of the Military Academy of Mathematics, Juan Manuel Cajigal y Odoardo (180
12368MutsaersUtrecht-born Charlotte Mutsaers (b. 1942) is a painter, woodcutter and writer. Her highly acclaimed
12369PirandelloLuigi Pirandello (1867-1936) was a Sicilian writer who suffered from personal tragedy, leading him t
12379ThulinIngrid Thulin (1929-2004) was a Swedish screen actor who became famous through her performance as Ma
12380SciasciaLeonardo Sciascia (1921-1989), a Sicilian novelist and polemicist, wrote many books revolving around
12398PickhardtWilhelm Pickhardt (b. 1923) studied geology at the Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Bonn
12414BurePavel Bure (b. 1971) is an outstanding Russian sportsman, a world hockey champion and star of the Na
12423SlotinAs a result of an accident on 1946 May 21 at the Los Alamos laboratory, Louis Alexander Slotin (1910
12433BarbieriGiovanni Barbieri (b. 1941) is an amateur astronomer in the Montelupo Group.
12470PinottiRoberto Pinotti (b. 1944), after getting his degree in political science in 1972, became a writer an
12481StreuvelsStijn Streuvels (pseudonym of Frank Lateur, 1871-1969) was a Flemish novelist and a nephew of the po
12496EkholmAs a promising planetary scientist, Andreas G. Ekholm (1975-2001) contributed to the fields of impac
12498DragescoJean Dragesco (b. 1920) is an accomplished biologist and amateur astronomer. For many years, using
12504NuestJennifer Elizabeth Nuest (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Enginee
12506PariserAndrew Robert Pariser (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineerin
12509PathakMadhav Dilip Pathak (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering
12513NivenIvan M. Niven (1915-1999) was a Canadian-U.S. mathematician who worked mainly in number theory. In
12514SchommerRobert A. Schommer (1946-2001) was an astronomer at Cerro Tololo InterAmerican Observatory. He was
12517GrayzeckAfter years of research in galactic structure, Edwin J. Grayzeck (b. 1945) became an expert on archi
12519PullenSarah Adele Pullen (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering F
12522RaraPrem Vilas Fortran Moso Rara (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Eng
12524ConscienceHendrik Conscience (1812-1883) was a founder of Flemish literature. Although he started writing in F
12526de ConinckHerman de Coninck (1944-1997) was a Flemish poet and critic. His poems are profound and yet accessib
12529ReighardChelsea Lynne Reighard (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineeri
12530RichardsonAaron Cole Richardson (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineerin
12539ChaikinAndrew L. Chaikin (b. 1956) is a renowned author and space historian whose interests include the Apo
12542LaverRodney Laver (b. 1938) is a tennis player from the discoverer's home state of Queensland and widely
12561HowardRon Howard (b. 1954) is a noted director of such films as Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind
12567HerreweghePhilippe Herreweghe (b. 1945) has studied medicine and psychiatry at Ghent University, combining thi
12568KuffnerMoriz von Kuffner (1854-1939) was a brewer, alpinist and the founder of a private observatory in Vie
12572SadeghCameron Sadegh (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
12576OresmeNicole Oresme (c. 1323-1382), bishop of Lisieux, conceived the representation of time-varying quanti
12577SamraShamsher Singh Samra (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering
12580AntoniniPierre Antonini is a retired mathematics professor who has discovered many minor planets and a super
12598SierraElizabeth Sierra (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fai
12611IngresJean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867) was a French painter whose work embraced both classicism a
12612DaumierHonoré Daumier (1808-1879) was a great French painter and lithographer. Among his many satirical and
12613HogarthWilliam Hogarth (1697-1764) was an English painter and copper-plate engraver. His rendition of life
12616LochnerStephan Lochner (?-1451) is a well-known painter of the Cologne school. He painted altar pictures an
12618CellariusAndreas Cellarius (c. 1596-1665), a German schoolmaster from Neuhausen near Worms, settled in Amster
12622DoppelmayrGerman mathematician, astronomer and cartographer Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr (1677-1750) worked in Nü
12625KoopmanElizabetha Koopman (1647-1693), daughter of a Dutch merchant, was the second wife of Polish astronom
12626TimmermanDutch poetess Petronella Johanna de Timmerman (1724-1786) was educated in astronomy and mathematics
12630VerstappenRené Verstappen (b. 1948) has been comptroller of the Dutch center for dissemination of information
12636PadrielliItalian radio-astronomer Lucia Padrielli (1943-2003) was closely involved in the “northern cross” ra
12646AvercampDutch painter Hendrick Avercamp (1585-1634) specialized in painting the Netherlands in winter during
12650de VriesMartien de Vries (b. 1932) is a Dutch astronomer who was part of a small group who developed the fir
12663BjörkegrenNamed after the family Björkegren, friends and neigbours of the discoverer's summer house on Gotland
12671ThörnqvistOwe Thörnqvist (b. 1929) is a singer-songwriter who has written a large number of songs, many about
12672NygårdhHans Cristian Nygårdh (b. 1950) is one of the most prolific compilers of cross-words in Sweden.
12673KiselmanDan Kiselman (b. 1963) is a solar physicist, who was for many years the secretary of the Swedish Ast
12675ChabotAnthony Chabot (1813-1888), one of the pioneering hydraulic engineers of the late ninteenth century
12687de ValoryGuy Louis Henri, Marquis de Valory (1692-1774), was a French aristocrat, well known from his friends
12688BaekelandLeo Hendrik Baekeland (1863-1944) was a Flemish chemist and inventor who in 1890 discovered a new ki
12696CamusFrench novelist and essayist Albert Camus (1913-1960), well known for his novels L´Etranger a
12697VerhaerenThe Belgian poet Émile Verhaeren (1855-1916), although writing exclusively in French, took much insp
12701ChénierAndré Chénier (1762-1794) was a French poet who died on the scaffold. The son of a Greek mother and
12715GodinLouis Godin (1704-1760) was a French astronomer who proposed to send expeditions to the equator and
12718Le GentilGuillaume-Joseph Le Gentil (1725-1792) was a French astronomer who discovered several deep-sky objec
12719PingréAlexandre-Guy Pingré (1711-1796), a French astronomer, was sent by the king to the isle of Rodrigue
12722PetrarcaFrancesco Petrarca (1304-1374) was an Italian poet famous for his Sonnets (1327-1374), which
12727CavendishHenry Cavendish (1731-1810) was a British eccentric and a physicist. In 1798 he successfully determi
12742DelisleJoseph-Nicolas Delisle (1688-1768) was a French astronomer who went to Russia, where he founded the
12750BertholletClaude-Louis Berthollet (1748-1822) was a French chemist who analyzed ammonia and prussic acid. Howe
12753PovenmireKatie Povenmire, a coronary critical care nurse, is a skilled observer of the skies with her husband
12755BalmerJohann J. Balmer (1825-1898) was a Swiss high-school teacher who examined the four visible lines in
12759JouleJames Joule (1818-1889) was an English physicist who attempted to demonstrate the unity of forces in
12760MaxwellJames Maxwell (1831-1879) was a Scottish mathematician and physicist, working in the discipline of e
12761PauwelsThierry Pauwels (b. 1958) is an astrometrist at the Royal Observatory at Uccle. He became interested
12766PaschenLouis Paschen (1865-1947) was a German physicist and an outstanding spectroscopist. In 1895, he inve
12773LymanTheodore Lyman (1874-1954) was an American physicist who discovered, in 1906, a group of lines in th
12774PfundAugust Hermann Pfund (1879-1949) was a American physicist and professor of optics at Baltimore Unive
12775BrackettU.S. physicist Frederick Sumner Brackett (1896-1988) predicted the far-infrared lines of the hydroge
12776ReynoldsOsbourne Reynolds (1842-1912) was a British engineer and physicist known for his work in fluid dynam
12780SalamonyAs creative director for Sky Publishing for 10 years, Sandra Noel Salamony (b. 1962) guided the over
12812CioniGiovanni Cioni (1943-2002) was an amateur astronomer of the Montelupo Group.
12828BatteasFrank Batteas (b. 1955) is a pilot for the F/A-18 and C-17 flight research projects at NASA's Dryden
12834BombenCraig R. Bomben (b. 1962) is a pilot in the Flight Crew Branch of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Cent
12843EwersRichard G. Ewers (b. 1946) is a pilot in the Flight Crew Branch of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Cen
12845CrickFrancis Crick (1916-2004) was a British scientist who proposed, together with J. D. Watson, the doub
12846FullertonC. Gordon Fullerton (b. 1936) is a research pilot at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards,
12852TeplyGrant Paul Teply (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fai
12855TewksburyCarolyn Morgan Tewksbury (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Enginee
12860TurneyShannon Quinn Turney (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering
12861WackerDavid Hubbell Wacker (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering
12863WhitfieldMeghan Elizabeth Whitfield (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engin
12868OnkenChristopher S. Onken (b. 1979) was a summer student at the Lowell Observatory in 1998. As an observ
12893MommertMichael Mommert (b. 1982) has analysed Herschel and Spitzer space telescope observations of transnep
12895BalbastreClaude-Bénigme Balbastre (1729-1799) was a French composer who, after writing more-or-less academic
12897BougeretJean-Louis Bougeret (b. 1945) is Director of the Laboratoire d'Etudes Spatiales et d'Instrumentation
12898MignardFrançois Mignard (b. 1949) is Director of CERGA (Centre d´Etudes et de Recherches en Géodynamique et
12908YagudinaEleonora Ivanovna Yagudina (b. 1941) is a staff member at the Institute of Applied Astronomy of the
12910DelisoJoseph John Deliso (1906-1994), contractor, manufacturer, public servant and philanthropist, served
12911GoodhueSamuel Harlowe Goodhue (b. 1921), engineer and alpinist of Jackson, New Hampshire, was Chairman of t
12932ConederaMarina Conedera (b. 1962) is the wife of the discoverer.
12934BisqueSince 1984 Stephen (b. 1960), Thomas (b. 1963), Daniel (b. 1965) and Matthew (b. 1966) Bisque have b
12984LowryStephen C. Lowry (b. 1976) is an astronomer who performs precise observations of cometary nuclei to
13001WoodneyLaura M. Woodney (b. 1970), now at the Lowell Observatory, recently completed her doctoral dissertat
13004AldazMeteorologist Luis Aldaz (b. 1925) was scientific leader at two Antarctic stations: Byrd (1959-1960)
13006SchwaarPierre-Yves Schwaar (1946-2000) was a well-regarded amateur optician and telescope maker. He was al
13011LoeilletJean-Baptiste Loeillet (or L'Oeillet) is the name of two different composers, who were both born in
13014HasslacherMarian Brasseau Hasslacher (1901-1997) and Charles Alfred (Carl) Hasslacher (1897-1973), maternal gr
13027GeeraertsJef Geeraerts (Jozef Adriaan Anna van der Heiden, b. 1930) is a Flemish author. After serving as an
13038WoolstonThomas Woolston (1669-1731) was an English deist who advocated the allegorical interpretation of the
13045VermandereWillem Vermandere (b. 1940), a Flemish singer of countryside songs, performs in the colorful West Fl
13052Las CasasBartolome de Las Casas (1474-1565) was a Catholic priest who fought for the rights of the Indians an
13057JorgensenCarl Jorgensen (b. 1948) is a well-known amateur astronomer from Montreal. In the 1960s he chaired
13059DucuroirAmateur astronomer Marc Ducuroir (1932-2003), secretary of the Société Royale Belge d´Astronomie dur
13063PurifoyDana D. Purifoy (b. 1955) is a pilot in the Flight Crew Branch of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Cent
13064HaemhoutsBen Haemhouts (b. 1972) is a Belgian conductor, trombonist and composer, who studied during 1999-200
13082GutiérrezPedro J. Gutiérrez (b.~1972) of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía--Consejo Superior de Inves
13085BorlaugNorman Ernest Borlaug (1914-2009), a U.S. agronomist and a central figure in the “green revolution”,
13087ChastelluxFrançois-Jean de Chastellux (1734-1788), author of De la félicité publique (1757), was a foun
13097LamoraalLamoraal, Count of Egmont (1522-1568), was a Flemish nobleman. Together with William of Orange and
13101FranssonClaes Fransson (b. 1951) is a professor in astronomy at Stockholm University, who works on supernova
13109BerzeliusThe Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779-1848) discovered the chemical law of constant proport
13111PapacosmasConstantine Papacosmas (b. 1939) an accomplished amateur astronomer in Montreal has guided thousands
13118La HarpeJean François de la Harpe (1739-1803) was a French writer and a bitter and caustic man. Although uns
13123TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson (b. 1958) is the youngest-ever director of New York's Hayden Planetarium. He sp
13132OrteliusAbraham Ortelius (1527-1598) was a Flemish cartographer and geographer. Creator of the first modern
13147FogliaIn Milan, amateur astronomer Sergio Foglia (b. 1972) has observed minor planets, comets, variable st
13157SearfossRichard A. Searfoss (b. 1956) served as a research pilot at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Ed
13174TimossiAldo Timossi (b. 1946) is a promoter of conventions, workshops and scientific meetings related to th
13178CatalanEugène Charles Catalan (1814-1894) was a French-Belgian mathematician, known in particular for the “
13180FourcroyAntoine-François de Fourcroy (1755-1809) was a French chemist and co-founder of the Ecole polytechni
13192QuineWillard Van Orman Quine (b. 1908), American logician and philosopher, was initially trained in mathe
13206BaerJames J. Baer (b. 1965), a member of the Faculty of Mathematics at South University, is an expert in
13208FraschettiGeorge Fraschetti (b. 1941) is a technical advisor and contributor to the NEAT instruments. During
13211StuckyMark P. Stucky (b. 1958) served as a NASA research pilot at the Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
13213MaclaurinScottish mathematician Colin Maclaurin (1698-1746) is known for his “Taylor adapted series”, which h
13219CailletetFrench physicist Louis-Paul Cailletet (1832-1913) was the first to liquefy oxygen, nitrogen, hydroge
13231BlondeletJacques Blondelet (1934-1998) was a former president of the Société Lorraine d´Astronomie and vice p
13238LambeauxJef Lambeaux (1852-1908) was a Belgian sculptor who belonged to the Van Beers Clique, a group of you
13240ThouvayJacqueline Thouvay (b. 1939) manages the Laboratoire d'Etudes Spatiales et d'Instrumentation en Astr
13241BiyoJosette Biyo (b. 1958), a 2002 Intel Excellence in Teaching Award finalist, is a teacher at the Phil
13248FornasierSonia Fornasier (b. 1972), of Padua Observatory, works on the physical properties of cisjovian and t
13251ViotHervé Viot (b. 1961) built the CCD camera used for the ODAS survey. He was also involved in many oth
13253StejnegerLeonhard Hess Stejneger (1851-1943) was a Norwegian-born American ornithologist and author of more t
13254KekuléIn 1865 German chemist Friedrich Kekulé (1829-1896) discovered the structure of benzene as a six-mem
13269DahlstromKurt Martin Dahlstrom (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challeng
13278GroteclossKristin Shannon Grotecloss (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Cha
13279GutmanJennifer Erin Gutman (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
13294RockoxNicolaas Rockox (1560-1640), a humanist and maecenas, was a highly respected citizen in Antwerp. A
13298NamatjiraLandscape painter Albert Namatjira (1902-1959) was one of Australia's greatest artists. As an abori
13302KezmohLorren J. Kezmoh (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DC
13316LlanoRayden Llano (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC)
13319MichaelmiMichael Mi (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC),
13326FerriFrancesca Ferri (b. 1967) is a planetary scientist at the University of Padua. She is involved in sp
13327ReitsemaHarold J. Reitsema (b. 1948), of Ball Aerospace, Boulder, has been a participant in many of the succ
13328GuetterHarry Hendrik Guetter (b. 1935) was an astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station fr
13332BenkhoffJohannes Benkhoff (b. 1961) is a planetary scientist at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Berlin-
13333CarsentyUri Carsenty (b. 1949) is an Israeli planetary scientist working at the German Aerospace Center (DLR
13334TostWilfried Tost (b. 1952) is a system manager at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Berlin-Adlerhof
13350GmelinJohan Georg Gmelin (1709-1755) was a German naturalist who was appointed professor of chemistry and
13352GyssensMarc Gyssens (b. 1959) is a researcher on databases. A life-long commitment to the popularization o
13357WerkhovenMargaretha Cornelia Maria Werkhoven (b. 1946) is a Dutch-Surinamese botanist at the National Herbari
13358RevelleDouglas O. ReVelle, of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, is well known for his pioneering theoreti
13376DunphyDesmond Plunket Dunphy (1920-1998) was an Irish medical doctor. In a career lasting from 1945 to 19
13395DeconihoutA French amateur astronomer who applies his skills to telescope construction, Serge Deconihout is th
13396MidavaineThierry Midavaine is vice-president of the Association Française d´Astronomie. A dedicated observer
13404NorrisNoele Rosalie Norris (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
13412GuerrieriMary Guerrieri (b. 1966) has supported astronomical research at the University of Arizona. She serv
13414GranthamJames Grantham (b. 1966) is the observatory operations supervisor at the Steward Observatory Mt. Lem
13416BerrymanJay Berryman (b. 1980) is a member of the Mountain Operations team for Steward Observatory at the Un
13421HolvorcemBrazilian mathematician Paulo Holvorcem (b. 1967) has developed new numerical methods for simulating
13433PhelpsKels Gordon Phelps (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (
13435RohretSasha Annalicia Rohret (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challen
13473HokemaPeter Hokema (b. 1955) is a German violinist and maker of musical instruments. He developed several
13493LockwoodGeorge W. (“Wes”) Lockwood (b. 1941), an astronomer at Lowell Observatory since 1973, is an expert o
13499SteinbergJean Louis Steinberg (b. 1922) is a co-founder of the Nançay Radio Observatory and Astronomy and
13500ViscardyGeorges Viscardy (b. 1917) is the founder of the Société Monégasque d´Astronomie and of the Observat
13523VanhasselAndré Vanhassel (b. 1927) studied classical philology at Ghent University and philosophy at the Univ
13526LibbrechtUlrich Libbrecht (b. 1928) is a Belgian philosopher. An authority in the field of Eastern and compa
13530NinnemannOlaf Ninnemann (b. 1947), German mathematician and leading expert in the field of information and do
13543ButlerJohn Christopher “Chris” Butler (b. 1964) is a prolific astronomical artist who has painted numerous
13551GadsdenMichael Gadsden (1933-2003) worked during the International Geophysical Year on airglow and aurorae
13554DecleirHugo Decleir (b. 1939) is Professor Emeritus in the geography department of the University of Brusse
13560La PérouseIn 1785 French navigator Jean-François Galoup, Comte de La Pérouse (1741-1788), sailed along the coa
13583BosretNicolas Bosret (1799-1876) was a blind composer and organist at the Cathedral St. Loup in Namur. In
13606BeanDuring the Apollo 12 mission to Oceanus Procellarum Alan LaVerne Bean (b. 1932) became the fourth pe
13609LewickiChristopher A. Lewicki (b. 1974) is an engineer working at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he i
13615ManulisIlan Manulis (b. 1949) has enthusiastically promoted the study of near-earth objects from Israel and
13620MoynahanDan Moynahan (b. 1971) is a computer programmer working at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Pla
13622McArthurGuy McArthur (b. 1971) is a talented programmer working at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Pla
13633IvensJohn Ivens (b. 1964) is a computer programmer working at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Plane
13641de LessepsJean-Baptiste de Lesseps (1766-1834), a French diplomat and writer, was a member of the scientific e
13642RicciGregorio Ricci-Curbastro (1853-1925) was a professor of mathematics at the University of Padua. Bui
13647ReyIn Amsterdam from 1744 onward, Marc-Michel Rey (1720-1780) was a major figure in the publishing hist
13652ElowitzMark Elowitz (b. 1961) is a space scientist with a wide range of experience. He contributed to the V
13657BadinterElisabeth Badinter (Bleustein-Blanchet, b. 1944) is a French author, feminist and philosopher. Spec
13658SylvesterJames Joseph Sylvester (1814-1897) studied at Cambridge and was the founder, together with Cayley, o
13668TannerRoger Tanner (b. 1950) has spent the last eight years at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Plane
13669SwammerdamJan Swammerdam (1637-1680) was one of the first entomologists to use the microscope to study insects
13672TarskiAlfred Tarski (1902-1983), Polish-born American mathematician and logician and professor at the Univ
13673UrysohnPavel Samuilovich Urysohn (1898-1924) was a Russian topologist. Much of his research centered on th
13674BourgePierre Bourge (b. 1921) founded what was later to become the Association Française d´Astronomie in 1
13693BondarRoberta Lynn Bondar (b. 1945), selected as a Canadian astronaut in 1983, flew on space shuttle missi
13700ConnorsMartin Gerard Connors (b. 1954), an associate professor at Athabasca University since 1996, was appo
13703RomeroOscar Romero (1917-1980) was an archbishop in El Salvador. During his mission he actively denounced
13705LlapassetJean-Marie Llapasset is a highly active French amateur astronomer. His main interest is the CCD obs
13714StainbrookHaileigh Kate Stainbrook (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Chall
13715SteedJared Benjamin Steed (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
13716TrevinoAron Michael Trevino (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
13717VencillKory Aaron Vencill (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (
13718WelckerKelydra Elizabeth Welcker (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Chal
13724SchwehmGerhard Schwehm (b. 1949) is head of the Planetary Missions Division of ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, and Pr
13730WillisEmily Kathleen Willis (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challeng
13732WoodallAshley Renee Woodall (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
13743RivkinAndrew S. Rivkin (b. 1969), of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has wide-ranging interests
13760RodriguezMaria Rodriguez mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a
13764McalanisEdith McAlanis mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a
13766BonhamDan Bonham mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a midd
13770CommersonPhilibert Commerson (1727-1773) was a French naturalist, botanist and explorer. In 1764 he joined Bo
13774SpurnýPavel Spurný (b. 1958), of the Astronomical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republ
13775ThébaultPhilippe Thébault (b. 1969), of Paris Observatory, is an expert on the dynamics of small solar syste
13801KohlhaseCharles Kohlhase (b. 1935) has been a pioneer in the design, development and execution of planetary
13816StülpnerKarl Stülpner (1762-1841), a popular hero of Germany's Ore Mountains, lived in Scharfenstein, near D
13818UlleryElaine Ullery mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a m
13820SchwartzMichael Schwartz (b. 1950) contributes to professional-amateur cooperative discovery and measurement
13824KramlikThomas Kramlik mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a
13825BoothTempest Diane Booth mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC
13848CioffiNamed in honor of Jessica Cioffi for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Chal
13849DunnNamed in honor of Deborah A. Dunn for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Cha
13850ErmanNamed in honor of Sister Dolores Erman for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientis
13852FordNamed in honor of Ralph Ford for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challeng
13857StaffordGregory Stafford (b. 1963) is an electronics engineer at the University of Arizona's Steward Observa
13860NeelyA. W. Neely (b. 1951) codesigned, constructed and operated one of the first completely automated rem
13869FrugeNamed in honor of Norma A. Fruge for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Chal
13908WölbernIngo Wölbern (b. 1970) is a German geophysicist who has investigated the nature of the Hawaiian mant
13915YalowIn 1977 Rosalyn Yalow (b. 1921) became the first American woman (and second woman ever) to be awarde
13917CorreggiaMatteo Correggia (1962-2001), from the Roero region of Piemonte, was one of the most exceptional Ita
13921SgarbiniBruno Sgarbini (b. 1957) directs the “G. C. Gloriosi” amateur astronomical observatory in Montecorvi
13927GrundyArthur Francis Grundy (b. 1928) taught mathematics at Emanuel School, London, from 1957 to 1993. The
13952NykvistSven Nykvist (1922-2006), a Swedish cinematographer, was especially well known for his work with Ing
13962DelambreFrench astronomer Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre (1749-1822) observed the 1796 transit of Mercury, al
13980NeuhauserFor more that 30 years, Philipp D. Neuhauser (b. 1930) was a key member of the Public Affairs Office
13982ThunbergCarl Peter Thunberg (1743-1828), one of the last pupils of Linnaeus, is considered the greatest bota
13994TuominenOulu astronomer Ilkka Tuominen works on the solar cycle, late-type star activity and astrophysical m
14015SenancourEtienne Pivert de Senancour (1770-1846), a French essayist and philosopher, is considered one of the
14016StellerAppointed naturalist on Vitus Bering's second Kamchatka expedition, German botanist Georg Wilhelm St
14026EsquerdoGil Esquerdo (b. 1976), a former research assistant at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, wa
14065FlegelMike Flegel (b. 1955), an amateur astronomer and life member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Ca
14072VolterraVito Volterra (1860-1940), professor successively at Pisa, Turin and Rome, developed a general theor
14092GailyT. Dean Gaily (b. 1934) was an acclaimed professor in the physics department at the University of We
14094GarneauMarc Garneau (b. 1949) was the first Canadian in space and was appointed president of the Canadian S
14115MelaasKathleen Melaas mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a
14116OgeaAmanda H. Ogea mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a
14120EspenakFred Espenak Jr. (b. 1952), of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, is widely recognized for his calcul
14121StüweJoachim A. Stüwe (b. 1958), of the Astronomisches Institut, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, has catalogued
14122JostiesF. Jerry Josties (b. 1937) worked at the U.S. Naval Observatory for more than four decades. He manag
14129DiBucciJanet DiBucci mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a m
14134PenkalaBrad Penkala mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a mi
14141DemeautisChristophe Demeautis is an amateur astronomer who has been the leader and caretaker of observations
14143HadfieldChris Austin Hadfield (b. 1959), selected as a Canadian astronaut in 1992, flew on space shuttle mis
14154NegrelliDavid Negrelli mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a
14164HennigarDonald M. Hennigar (1887-1951) was an amateur telescope maker and active member of the Royal Astrono
14179SkinnerChristopher J. Skinner (1963-1997), teacher of the discoverer, worked at Jodrell Bank, the Lawrence
14182AlleyKaren Alley mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a mid
14185Van NessMichael E. Van Ness (b. 1974) has been an observer for LONEOS since 1998. He is interested in archa
14189SèvreFrançois Sèvre (b. 1948) started his career as an infrared astronomy engineer at Meudon Observatory.
14203HockingWayne Keith Hocking (b. 1955) has studied atmospheric and radar physics and constructed radar system
14214HirschTheresa Hirsch mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a
14223DolbyJohn Dolby (b. 1961) was a telescope operator at the University of New Mexico's Capilla Peak Observa
14224GaedeNamed in honor of Allison Gaede for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Chall
14244LabnowNamed in honor of Troy Labnow for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challen
14262KratzerSherri Kratzer mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a
14267ZookHerbert A. (“Herb”) Zook (1932-2001) was a planetary scientist who advanced the understanding of the
14274LandstreetJohn Darlington Landstreet (b. 1940) is on the faculty at the University of Western Ontario. He help
14277ParsaNamed in honor of Steve Parsa for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challen
14278PerrenotNamed in honor of Valerie T. Perrenot for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist
14282CruijffHendrik Johannes (“Johan”) Cruijff (b. 1947) is a legendary Dutch football player who also became su
14309DefoyUntil 1580 the ancestors of the Defoy family were landowners at Foy, near Bastogne, now in Belgium.
14327LemkeDietrich Lemke (b. 1939), the principal investigator of the ISOPHOT instrument on board ESA's Infrar
14328GranvikMikael Granvik (b. 1977) is a researcher at the University of Helsinki and Senior research scientist
14348CummingRobert Cumming (b. 1967) is an astronomer at Onsala Space Observatory. For many years, he was the ed
14382WoszczykAndrzej Woszczyk (b. 1935) is professor of astrophysics and chair of astronomy and astrophysics of t
14400BaudotJean-Maurice-Emile Baudot (1845-1903) invented a telegraphic code in 1874 that encoded each letter o
14420MasseySteven (Steve) Massey (b. 1962) was a pioneer in the use of modern video cameras in astronomical ima
14428LazaridisMike Lazaridis (b. 1961) founded a technology company specializing in mobile communications, in Wate
14429CoyneGeorge Coyne (b. 1933), S.J., has been an astronomer at the Vatican Observatory since 1969 and its d
14438MacLeanSteven Glenwood MacLean (b. 1954), selected as a Canadian astronaut in 1983, is an expert in laser p
14463McCarterDavid Graham McCarter (b. 1946), an amateur astronomer in London, Ontario, is an indefatigable obser
14466HodgePaul W. Hodge (b. 1934) is a professor of astronomy at the University of Washington and, since 1984,
14467VranckxRudy Vranckx (b. 1959), a historian, has been a conflict journalist in the news department of the Fl
14502MordenJames C. Morden (1869-1944) was an historian, educator and author in Stamford Township (now Niagara
14505BarentineJohn Caleb Barentine (b. 1976) has served as an observing specialist at the Apache Point Observatory
14511NickelJack Allen “Triple” Nickel (b. 1949) joined the Aircraft Operations Division at NASA's Johnson Space
14533RoyRené Roy (b. 1938) is an amateur who has devoted much time to astronomical observations. He was esp
14564HeasleyJames N. Heasley (b. 1947) completed his Ph.D. at Yale University in 1973 and studies stellar pulsat
14570BurkamAnn Burkam mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a midd
14574PayetteJulie Payette (b. 1963) has been a member of the Canadian astronaut corps since 1992 and flew on spa
14582ConlinKimberly Conlin mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a
14583LesterVirginia Lester mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a
14584LawsonMelissa Lawson mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a
14588PharramsStacey Pharrams mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a
14595PeakerBrian Ronald Peaker (b. 1959) is a competitive rower from London, Ontario, who represented Canada wi
14596BergstralhJay T. Bergstralh (b. 1943) is a planetary astronomer whose studies have comprised both spectroscopi
14600GainsbourgSerge Gainsbourg (1928-1991) was a songwriter and an iconic figure in French music. His most famous
14613SanchezChristian Sanchez is editor-in-chief of the French astronomy magazine Pulsar. A very nice an
14616Van GaalHendrik Van Gaal (1916-1998) was a Belgian priest and the founder of Urania, the public observatory
14617LasvergnasOlivier Las Vergnas (b. 1954) is a former member of the Association Astronomique de Paris en Sorbonn
14621TatiFrench comic genius Jacques Tati (1908-1982), a film writer, director and actor, is famous for comed
14623KamounPaul G. D. Kamoun (b. 1953) has studied the radar detectability of comets. Using the 12.6-cm wavele
14643MorataDidier (b. 1954) and Stephane (b. 1977) Morata observe with a 0.30-m telescope from Martigues, in so
14678PinneyNamed in honor of Stacie Pinney for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Chall
14683RemyNamed in honor of Jennifer M. Remy for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Ch
14684ReyesNamed in honor of Cynthia L. Reyes for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Ch
14693SelwynNamed in honor of Marilyn Selwyn for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Chal
14694SkuratNamed in honor of Sister Karen Skurat for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist
14708SlavenNamed in honor of Kathy Slaven for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challe
14719SobeyNamed in honor of Glen Sobey for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challeng
14727SuggsRobert Michael Suggs (b. 1955) began working for NASA in 1994 and is space environments team lead in
14728SchuchardtMaria Schuchardt (b. 1955) is the data manager for the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Space Imagery
14826NicollierBorn in Vevey, Switzerland, Claude Nicollier (b. 1944) studied astronomy in Geneva and became the fi
14833VileniusEsa Vilenius (b. 1974) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institut für extraterrestrisc
14835HoldridgeMark E. Holdridge (b. 1960) is an operations manager at the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopk
14876DampierWilliam Dampier (1651-1715) was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world three times. The Br
14885PaskoffMarie-Claude Paskoff is chief editor of the astronomical journal L´Astronomie, founded by Fla
14914MoreuxThéophile Moreux (1867-1954), commonly known as “Abbé Moreux”, was a French astronomer and meteorolo
14937ThirskRobert Brent Thirsk (b. 1953), selected as a Canadian astronaut in 1983, flew on space shuttle missi
14953BevilacquaFranco Bevilacqua (b. 1937) is an Italian space engineer. His work since 1961 has been to promote s
14960YuleGeorge Udny Yule (1871-1951), statistician, lecturer at University College, London, and fellow of St
14965BonkWerner Bonk (b. 1923) is a German engineer and amateur astronomer who has measured several hundred p
14975SerasinAntonietta Serasin (b. 1957) is an amateur astronomer who lives in Padua.
14977BresslerAustrian amateur astronomer Martin Bressler (b. 1912) started his astrometric program on minor plane
14988TryggvasonBjarni Tryggvason (b. 1945), born in Iceland and raised in Canada, flew on space shuttle mission STS
14989TutteWilliam Tutte (1918-2002), an expert in combinatorics, was a faculty member at the University of Tor
14990ZermeloErnst F. F. Zermelo (1871-1953), German mathematician, was mainly interested in the calculus of vari
14994UppenkampWolfgang Uppenkamp (b. 1953) teaches literature in English and German at the Pascal-Gymnasium in Gre
15004ValleraniErnesto Vallerani (b. 1936) has participated in numerous important European and international scient
15005GuerrieroLuciano Guerriero (b. 1930) played a key role in the development of the first Italian National Space
15008DelahoddeFrench astronomer Catherine Delahodde (b. 1974), an active observer and recoverer of several comets,
15019GingoldJulian A. Gingold (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science
15023KetoverDaniel Jacob Ketover (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a scien
15031LemusBryan A. Lemus (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science com
15037ChassagneRobin Chassagne (b. 1962), a computer engineer for the French Meteorologie Nationale in La Réunion i
15057WhitsonPeggy Annette Whitson (b. 1960), who has worked for NASA since 1989, was selected as an astronaut in
15072LandoltThrough four decades of meticulous observations, Arlo U. Landolt (b. 1935) has established the widel
15088LicitraJeffrey Lawrence Licitra (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a s
15091HowellNoted student of cataclysmic variable stars, master of high-precision photometry and explorer of TOA
15106SwansonNamed in honor of Marie Swanson for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Chall
15109WilberNamed in honor of Harold T. Wilber for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Ch
15111WintersNamed in honor of Marlene K. Winters for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist
15129SparksNamed in honor of Branson B. Sparks for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scient
15132SteigmeyerNamed in honor of August J. Steigmeyer for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Sci
15133SullivanNamed in honor of Cole J. Sullivan for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scienti
15144AraasNamed in honor of Michael J. Araas for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scienti
15147SiegfriedRay M. Siegfried (b. 1943) is active in numerous civic, business, cultural and community association
15155AhnNamed in honor of Ryan J. Ahn for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Ch
15160WygodaNamed in honor of Jennifer A. Wygoda for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scien
15224PenttiläAntti Penttilä (b. 1977) is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki. He is a speci
15273RuhmkorffHeinrich D. Ruhmkorff (1803-1877) was a German researcher who invented the Ruhmkorff coil, used in m
15276DiebelJohn Diebel (b. 1943) is a lifelong amateur astronomer and telescope enthusiast. Thanks largely to
15294UnderwoodBuilding plans examiner Lynn Underwood (b. 1949) of Vail, Arizona, has completed successful and inno
15304WikbergLeonard Wikberg III (b. 1959) is a well-known planetary animator and the creator of extraordinary sp
15338DufaultNamed in honor of Michele Dufault (1988-2011), an outstanding astronomy and physics student at Yale
15339PierazzoElisabetta Pierazzo (1963-2011) was an expert in impact modeling, in particular of the Chicxulub imp
15355MaupassantGuy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was a French writer showing a remarkable hostility to religion. Impreg
15358KintnerPaul Kintner (1946-2010), professor of electrical and computer engineering at Cornell University, ma
15359DresslerBurkhard Dressler (b. 1939) is a Canadian geologist who has made significant contributions to the fi
15363YsayeEugene Ysaye (1858-1931), was a violinist and composer. A student of Vieuxtemps and Wieniawski in B
15371StewardThe Steward Observatory, named in memory of Lavinia Steward, is the research organization associated
15378ArtinEmil Artin (1898-1962) was an Austrian-German mathematician who lived for some years in the United S
15386NicoliniMartino Nicolini, a nuclear engineer, is very active in amateur astronomy. He measures positions of
15389GeflorschGérard Florsch (1925-1976) was one of the founders of the Groupe de Lorraine of the Société Astronom
15406BleibtreuHermann Karl Bleibtreu (b. 1933), professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Arizona, a
15412SchaeferJohn P. Schaefer (b. 1934), founder, in association with Ansel Adams, of the Center for Creative Pho
15413BeagleholeJ.C. Beaglehole (1901-1971) was a New Zealand historian and authority on the European exploration o
15427ShabasNatalia Leonydivna Shabas (1969-2003), of the Kyiv Shevchenko National University, was an Ukrainian
15434MittalAlexander Chow Mittal (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a scie
15448SiegwarthJames David Siegwarth (b. 1934), a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology i
15465BuchroederRichard A. Buchroeder (b. 1941) is an expert designer of decentered and other innovative optical sys
15466BarlowNadine G. Barlow (b. 1958), a planetary geoscientist at Northern Arizona University, studies planeta
15468MondriaanPieter C. Mondriaan (1872-1944) was a Dutch Neo-plasticist painter. He developed Neo-plasticism pai
15492NybergMichael Herbert Nyberg (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a sci
15499CloydMarshall P. Cloyd (b. 1939), a businessman and philanthropist, has provided assistance to organizati
15506PreygelAnatoly Preygel (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science co
15512SnyderDoug Snyder's untiring work has reduced or prevented much light pollution in southern Arizona, and h
15513EmmermannAxel Emmermann (b. 1953) was the only person to alert U.S. authorities of an international e-mail sa
15522TruebloodMark Trueblood (b. 1948) managed the Hubble Space Telescope control center at Ford Aerospace Corpora
15530KuberNamed in honor of Catharine M. Kuber for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scien
15551PaddockGeorge (b. 1918) and Courtney (b. 1914) Paddock have retained a decades-long, educated interest in a
15563RemsbergNamed in honor of Jarrett R. Remsberg for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scie
15569FeinbergNamed in honor of Rebecca M. Feinberg for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scie
15576MundayNamed in honor of Emily S. Munday for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientis
15583HanickNamed in honor of Andrea L. Hanick for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scienti
15594CastilloNamed in honor of Jesse L. Castillo for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scient
15604FruitsNamed in honor of Benjamin R. Fruits for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scien
15606WinerIrvin M. Winer (1935-1982) was a physicist, teacher and mentor who studied laser physics and experim
15608OwensNamed in honor of Alexander C. Owens for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scien
15614PillingerColin T. Pillinger (b. 1943), a planetary geochemist, made significant discoveries in the light-elem
15617FallowfieldNamed in honor of Heather L. Fallowfield for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young S
15620BeltramiEugenio Beltrami (1835-1900) was an Italian mathematician who held professorships at Pisa, Pavia and
15622WestrichNamed in honor of Bradford J. Westrich for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Sci
15624LambertonNamed in honor of Melissa L. Lamberton for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Sci
15628GonzalesNamed in honor of Eric A. Gonzales for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scienti
15629SrinerNamed in honor of Kimberly A. Sriner for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scien
15630DisantiMichael A. DiSanti (b. 1954) has advanced the understanding of molecular processing and chemistry in
15631DellorussoNeil Dello Russo (b. 1966) has advanced the understanding of molecular processing and chemistry in c
15699LyytinenEsko Lyytinen (b. 1942) is a Finnish amateur astronomer who has made measurements of, and published
15703YrjöläIlkka Yrjölä (b. 1959), a long-term dedicated amateur astronomer in Kuusankoski, Finland, who has ob
15705HautotAntoine Hautot (1909-1998) was the discoverer's physics professor at the University of Liège. He di
15752EluardFrench poet Paul Eluard (Eugène Grindel, 1895-1952) played an important role in the surrealistic mov
15818DeVenyJames B. (“Jim”) DeVeny (1943-2004), born in Alliance, Ohio, joined the staff of Kitt Peak National
15834McBrideNeil McBride (b. 1966) has worked on many aspects of solar system dynamics, including meteor stream
15838AuclairJoseph Armand Gaston Raymond Auclair (b. 1952) is an amateur astronomer active in the Royal Astronom
15896BirkhoffGeorge David Birkhoff (1884-1944) was one of the foremost American mathematicians of the early twent
15899SilvainJacques Silvain (1926-1987) was an enthusiastic amateur astronomer who devoted much time to visual a
15904HalsteadSusan Ruth Halstead (b. 1959) is the sister of the discoverer.
15905BerthierJérôme Berthier (b. 1968) works on minor planets at the Institut de Mécanique Céleste in Paris. His
15908BertoniMosè Giacomo Bertoni (1857-1929) was a Swiss-Paraguayan botanist, anthropologist and writer. He dis
15939FessendenReginald Aubrey Fessenden (1866-1932) invented amplitude modulation as a means of transmitting sound
15947MilliganSpike Milligan (b. 1918) is best known for his off-the-planet sense of humor in the groundbreaking B
15950DallagoVicenza amateur astronomer Giovanni Dal Lago (b. 1964) writes a column for an Italian magazine on te
15963KoeberlChristian Koeberl (b. 1959) is a professor of geochemistry and cosmochemistry at the University of V
15971HestrofferDaniel Hestroffer (b. 1965) works at the Institut de Mécanique Céleste in Paris on the determination
15986FiengaAgnes Fienga (b. 1973) works at the Institut de Mécanique Céleste in Paris on the global adjustment
15988PariniEduardo Parini (b. 1926) is a Paraguayan amateur astronomer who founded the Bueanaventura Suarez Obs
16002BertinEmmanuel Bertin (b. 1973) is the author of the well-known sextractor package, which is used in sever
16013SchmidgallEmma Rose Schmidgall (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a scien
16014SinhaNaveen Neil Sinha (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science
16015SnellSabrina Curie Snell (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a scienc
16017StreetEthan James Street (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science
16020TeveldeVera Louise te Velde (b. 1986) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a scien
16036MorozAstronomer and space scientist Vasily Ivanovich Moroz (1931-2004), professor at Moscow State Univers
16037SheehanAstronomy historian and psychiatrist William Patrick Sheehan (b. 1954) is a prolific author and the
16039ZeglinScott Bailey Zeglin (b. 1984) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a scienc
16051BerneroBruce Bernero mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for
16053BrennanJames Brennan mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for
16062BuncherDavid Buncher mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for
16065BorelÉmile Borel (1871-1956) was a prolific French mathematician who for a time was also minister of the
16068CitronJerry Citron mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for
16073GaskinRegina Gaskin mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for
16079ImadaKeith Imada mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for h
16085LaffanJohn Laffan mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for h
16089LambWilliam Lamb mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for
16091MalchiodiBeth Malchiodi mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition fo
16101NotskasChrysi Notskas mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition fo
16107ChanmugamGanesar Chanmugam (1939-1996) was a superb teacher and cherished colleague of the physics and astron
16110PaganettiMariarosa Paganetti (b. 1925) is the mother of the discoverer.
16112VitarisNamed in honor of Bethany A. Vitaris for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scien
16114AlyonoNamed in honor of Jennifer Christy Alyono for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Ta
16119BronnerNamed in honor of Mordechai Joseph Bronner for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science T
16120BurnimNamed in honor of Jacob Samuels Burnim for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talen
16121BurrellNamed in honor of Marc Anthony Burrell for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talen
16130GiovineNamed in honor of Allegra Elizabeth Giovine for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science
16135IvarssonKarl R. Ivarsson (b. 1939) was a vertical transportation specialist in Los Angeles for 37 years. He
16142LeungNamed in honor of Albert W. Leung for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Sea
16150ClinchNicholas Bayard Clinch (b. 1930), of Palo Alto, California, is a celebrated alpinist, expedition lea
16165LichtNamed in honor of Jacob Licht for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search,
16167OertliNamed in honor of Nicole Anne Oertli for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent
16168PalmenNamed in honor of Brandon Michael Palmen for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Tal
16177PelzerNamed in honor of Justin Raymond Pelzer for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Tale
16180RapoportNamed in honor of Ezra Jacob Rapoport for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent
16189RiehlNamed in honor of Emily Elizabeth Riehl for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Tale
16192LairdCanadian physicist Elizabeth Rebecca Laird (1874-1969) was known for her research on soft x-rays, th
16194RoderickGavin Roderick (1977-2001) was an exceptionally bright and enthusiastic student of astrophysics at C
16198BúziosThe city of Armação dos Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, is host to the Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 2005 meeti
16199RozenblyumNamed in honor of Nikita Rozenblyum for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent S
16207MontgomeryMichael Montgomery (1925-2011) was a well-known jazz and ragtime piano player in the Detroit area of
16209SternerNamed in honor of Beckett William Sterner for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Ta
16212ThebergeNamed in honor of Ashleigh Brooks Theberge for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science T
16219VenturelliNamed in honor of Ophelia Shalini Venturelli for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science
16226BeatonNamed in honor of John Beaton for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a sc
16230BensonNamed in honor of Carol Benson for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a s
16234BosseNamed in honor of Angelique Bosse for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search,
16238ChappeNamed in honor of Sean Chappe for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a sc
16239DowerNamed in honor of Richard Dower for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a
16241DvorskyNamed in honor of Mary Ann Dvorsky for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search,
16243RosenbauerHelmut Rosenbauer (b. 1936) was director of the Max Planck Institute for Aeronomy in Katlenburg-Lind
16246CantorGeorg Cantor (1845-1918) was a German mathematician and professor at Halle. In a series of papers b
16247EsnerNamed in honor of William Esner for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a
16248FoxNamed in honor of Mitchell Fox for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a s
16249CauchyAugustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857) was a French mathematician who made fundamental contributions to t
16250DelbóMarco Delbó (b. 1972) has contributed significantly to knowledge of the physical properties of near-
16253GriffisNamed in honor of Wanda Griffis for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a
16254HarperNamed in honor of Dan Harper for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a sci
16255HamptonDonald L. Hampton (b. 1963), an atmospheric physicist at Ball Aerospace and Technology, has served a
16259HousingerNamed in honor of Sharon Housinger for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search,
16265LemayNamed in honor of Ron LeMay for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a scie
16267McdermottNamed in honor of Frank McDermott for mentoring two finalists in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Searc
16268McneeleyNamed in honor of Pam McNeeley for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a s
16269MerkordNamed in honor of Pat Merkord for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a sc
16273OneillNamed in honor of Barbara O'Neill for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search,
16274PavlicaNamed in honor of Robert Pavlica for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a
16277MalladaUruguayan astronomer Esmeralda H. Mallada (b. 1937) is a professor at the Universidad de la Repúblic
16280GroussinOlivier Groussin (b. 1976), a planetary scientist at the University of Maryland, played a major role
16424DavaineCasimir Davaine (1812-1882) was a French physician working in the field of microbiology. In 1850 he
16435FándlyJuraj Fándly (1750-1811) was an Enlightenment writer, author of the first book in Bernolák's languag
16438KnöfelGerman meteorologist André Knöfel (b. 1963) is the head of the Fireball Data Center of the Internati
16441KirchnerErnst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938), painter, graphic artist and sculptor, was a master of German expr
16445KlimtAustrian painter Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Art
16447VaubanSébastien Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban (1633-1707) was a French marshal and strategist of genius,
16452GoldfingerPauline J. “PJ” Goldfinger (b. 1964) helped to organize the Palomar Observatory's 1.2-m Schmidt Osch
16479PaulzeMarie-Anne Pierrette Paulze (1758-1836) was the wife and scientific collaborator of the chemist Anto
16513VasksLatvian composer and contra-bassist Peteris Vasks (b. 1946) studied composition at the Latvian State
16524HausmannManfred Hausmann (1898-1986), who was born in Kassel and died in Bremen, lived for many years in Wor
16561RawlsJohn Borden Rawls (1921-2002) was an influential philosopher who earned a Ph.D. from Princeton Unive
16564CoriolisGaspard Gustave de Coriolis (1792-1843) was a French mathematician and physicist who showed that the
16583OerstedHans Oersted (1777-1851), a Danish physicist and chemist, discovered that electric currents produce
16589HastrupInvolved with the Surveyor and Viking programs, Rolf Hastrup (b. 1930) continues his long career at
16599ShorlandJohn Herschel Shorland, a direct descendant of John Herschel, has recently completed his own Hersche
16623MuenzelGisela Muenzel (b. 1929) was the life partner of Hilmar W. Duerbeck (1948-2012). Over the last 20 y
16641EstebanManuel (b. 1940) and Gloria (b. 1940) Esteban have been an admired and popular couple at the Califor
16646SparrmanAnders Erikson Sparrman (1748-1820) studied medicine and botany and became one of the most outstandi
16672BediniDaniele Bedini (b. 1952) wrote a thesis on space architecture, the first of its kind in Europe. He
16674BirkelandKristian Olaf Birkeland (1867-1917) was a Norwegian scientist who elucidated the nature of the auror
16676TinneDutch explorer and photographer Alexandrine P. F. Tinne (1835-1869) travelled through the Central Ni
16690FabritiusCarel Fabritius (1622-1654) was a Dutch painter and one of Rembrandt's most gifted pupils. His earl
16693MoseleyTerence J. C. A. Moseley (b. 1946), editor of Stardust, 1992 Aidan P. Fitzgerald Medallist an
16696VillamayorWaldemar Villamayor-Venialbo (b. 1970) is a well-known popularizer of astronomy in Paraguay and the
16702BuxnerSanlyn R. Buxner (b. 1978) is known for her work in space science education and public outreach, inc
16705ReinhardtAustrian stage director and theater manager Max Reinhardt (Max Goldmann, 1873-1943) worked mainly in
16707NormanLennie Norman (b. 1948) and his father Charlie Norman (1920-2005) were both entertaining musicians.
16755CayleyArthur Cayley (1821-1895) started out as a practicing lawyer but in 1863 became a professor of mathe
16765AgnesiMaria Gaetana Agnesi (1718-1799) was the first woman in the western world who can properly be called
16779MittelmanAmateur astronomer and astrophotographer, David Ross Mittelman (1954-2017) was a patron of astronomy
16797WilkersonWinston S. Wilkerson, uncle of the first discoverer's wife, is a member of the physics faculty at Th
16804BoniniDaughter of Robert and Henriette Chemin, observers at the Observatoire de la Côte d´Azur Schmidt tel
16856BanachStefan Banach (1892-1945) was a Polish mathematician and professor at the University of Lvov. His m
16857GoodallKirk Goodall (b. 1964) was the Mars Pathfinder Web Engineer, and was instrumental in setting up the
16887BloukeMorley Blouke (b. 1941) is a well-known microelectronician, whose pioneering development of thinned
16892VaissièreFranck Vaissière (b. 1958) has been responsible for the technical activity to the T60 association at
16944WanglerJulie Wangler mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for
16946FarnhamTony L. Farnham (b. 1964), an astronomer at the University of Maryland, has studied the dynamics of
16947WikrentBrian Wikrent mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for
16958KlaasenKenneth P. Klaasen (b. 1946), a geomorphologist and expert in scientific operations of spacecraft at
16972NeishCatherine D. Neish (b. 1981) is a professor at the University of Western Ontario who studies Titan,
16973GaspariLuciano Gaspari (b. 1986) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engine
16975DelamereW. Alan Delamere (b. 1935), recently retired from Ball Aerospace and Technology, has made major cont
16984VeilletChristian Veillet (b. 1954) was for several years head of the lunar-ranging station at the Observato
16996DahirRoberto Daniel Dahir (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
16997GarroneNestor Juan Garrone (b. 1984) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and E
17002KouzelIvan U. Kouzel (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engine
17022HuisjenMartin A. Huisjen (b. 1944) was the manager at Ball Aerospace and Technology Corporation for the dev
17023AbbottBud Abbott (1897-1974) was the gravely-voiced straight man of the Abbott and Costello comedy duo. T
17024CostelloLouis Costello (1906-1959) was the funny man of the Abbott and Costello comedy duo. Their relations
17029CuillandreJean Charles Cuillandre (b. 1968) is a French astronomer whose interest in CCDs has always been very
17030SierksGerman physicist Holger Sierks (b. 1960) has worked on instrumentation for missions such as SOHO, Ul
17038WakeBorn in New Zealand, Australian journalist Nancy Wake (b. 1912) joined the French Resistance during
17040AlmeidaLiliane de Almeida (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and En
17041CastagnaPedro Turibeo Castagna (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science an
17042MadirajuAnila Madiraju (b. 1985) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Enginee
17045MarkertThomas H. Markert (1948-1996) made some of the first x-ray observations of binary star systems, supe
17046KenwayGaetan Kristian Kenway (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science an
17049MironRachelle Elizabeth Miron (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science
17050WeiskopfLydia Suzanne Weiskopf (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science an
17051OflynnColin Patrick O'Flynn (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
17061TeglerStephen C. Tegler (b. 1962), of Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, is a planetary astronomer wh
17062BardotBrigitte Bardot (b. 1934) is a French movie star and a leading spokesperson for animal rights.
17063PapaloizouJohn C. B. Papaloizou (b. 1947), of Queen Mary College, University of London, has worked on the theo
17075PankoninVernon Pankonin (b. 1946), program director for planetary astronomy at the National Science Foundati
17076BettiEnrico Betti (1823-1892) taught at the University of Pisa and published on various topics in algebra
17078SellersPeter Sellers (1925-1980) was an English character actor whose extraordinary abilities of mimicry an
17089MercadoJose Mercado (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineer
17090MundacaSebastian Mundaca (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Eng
17104McCloskeyMairead Mary McCloskey (b. 1985) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2003 Intel Inte
17166SecombeWelshman Harry Secombe (1921-2001) was the chuckling roly-poly singer-actor-comedian “Neddy Seagoon”
17179CodinaSayd Jose Codina Landaberry (b. 1926) directed the Observatorio Nacional in Rio de Janeiro from 1991
17185McdavidDavid McDavid (b. 1950), an astronomer specializing in the photometry and polarimetry of Be stars, w
17192LoharuEvgeniy E. Loharu (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Eng
17198GorjupNiko Gorjup (b. 1984) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineeri
17215SlivanStephen M. Slivan (b. 1962) demonstrated a preferential spin-vector alignment among Koronis family m
17219GianninotoJoe Gianninoto (b. 1947) is an avid amateur astronomer originally from New York, now living in Tucso
17241WoodenDiane H. Wooden (b. 1958), of NASA Ames Research Center, has helped pioneer the use of thermal infra
17247VanverstNamed in honor of Mary VanVerst for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a
17251VondracekNamed in honor of Mark Vondracek for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a
17253VonSeckerNamed in honor of Claire VonSecker for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search,
17257StrazzullaGiovanni (“Gianni”) Strazzulla (b. 1951) is senior astronomer at the Experimental Astrophysics Labor
17258WhalenNamed in honor of Patrice Whalen for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a
17273KarnikRyna Karnik (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition f
17278VigghHerbert E. M. Viggh (b. 1963), of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory, wa
17280ShellyFrank C. Shelly (b. 1960) has been a developer of software for moving objects and was worked as the
17285BezoutÉtienne Bezout (1739-1783) was a French algebraist of great manipulative skills. He studied the pro
17408McAdamsJim V. McAdams (b. 1961) optimizes spacecraft trajectories at the Applied Physics Laboratory of John
17412KrollReinhold Kroll, of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, is known for his research on magnetic,
17427PoeEdgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), born to a Scots-Irish family in Boston, Massachusetts, is known for his
17438QuasimodoSalvatore Quasimodo (1901-1968), an Italian novelist and poet, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in
17447HeindlClifford J. Heindl (b. 1926) has guided the Earth and Space Sciences Division of the Jet Propulsion
17506WalschapGerard Walschap (1898-1989) was a Flemish writer and poet, who became widely known for his novel
17521KiekIsraël David Kiek (1811-1899) was a famous photographer in Leiden. The Dutch phrase een kiekje ma
17637BlaschkeWilhelm Johann Eugen Blaschke (1885-1962) was instrumental in establishing the University of Hamburg
17653BochnerSalomon Bochner (1899-1982) was a Polish-American mathematician who spent most of his working life a
17670LiddellAlice Pleasance Liddell (1852-1934) was the young girl, then aged 10, for whom Lewis Carroll wrote <
17696BombelliRafael Bombelli (1526-1572) was a mathematician of Bologna. His widely read treatise on algebra int
17703BombieriEnrico M. Bombieri (b. 1940) is an Italian mathematician who has also been a professor at the Instit
17734BooleGeorge Boole (1815-1864) was a self-taught Englishman. His works The Mathematical Analysis of Lo
17764SchatzmanEvry Schatzman (b. 1920) assumed a leading role in the development of theoretical Astrophysics in Fr
17770BauméAntoine Baumé (1728-1804) was a chemist at the Ecole de Pharmacie in Paris. Famous for his inventio
17771ElsheimerAdam Elsheimer (1578-1610) was a German painter who influenced many other artists, including Rembran
17781KeppingAshley Deane Kepping (b. 1985) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and E
17803BarishRobert David Barish (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and E
17815KulawikChristopher Eric Kulawik (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science
17821BölscheWilhelm Bölsche (1861-1939) was a naturalist, poet and writer. With his book Das Liebesleben in
17823BartelsMel Bartels (b. 1954) has contributed much to amateur astronomy, especially his public domain softwa
17831UsseryRobert Francis Ussery (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
17832PitmanEllen Marie Pitman (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and En
17836CanupRobin M. Canup (b. 1968), of Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, has greatly advanced o
17844JudsonMichael Ivan Judson (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and En
17851KalerJames B. Kaler (b. 1938), a professor at the University of Illinois from 1976 to 2003 known for his
17855GeffertThe German amateur astronomer Martin Geffert (b. 1922) has been very dedicated to the Starkenburg Ob
17856GomesRodney Gomes da Silva (b. 1954) has produced a series of seminal works on the dynamics of minor plan
17857HsiehHenry H. Hsieh (b. 1978) has studied the nature of the comet-like Themis-family minor planet (7968)
17858BeaugéCristian Beaugé (b. 1963), of the Observatorio Astronómico, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, has sho
17860RoigFernando Roig (b. 1968), of the Observatório Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, is known for his results on t
17869DescampsPascal Descamps (b. 1961) works at the Institut de Mécanique Céleste in Paris on the modeling the Ga
17879RobutelPhilippe Robutel (b. 1964) works at the Institut de Mécanique Céleste in Paris on the stability of t
17881RadmallNelson Bret Radmall (b. 1984) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and En
17882ThielemannJohn Seth Thielemann (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and E
17889LiechtyAnthony David Liechty (b. 1984) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
17893ArlotJean-Eudes Arlot (b. 1948) is the current director of the Institut de Mécanique Céleste in Paris and
17897GallardoTabaré Gallardo (b. 1962) is a dynamicist at the astronomy department of the University of the Repub
17900LeifermanAdam James Leiferman (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and E
17905KabtamuMahlet Kabtamu (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Enginee
17910MunyanBenjamin Kendrick Munyan (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science a
17917CartanÉlie Cartan (1869-1951), the son of a blacksmith, became a very influential French mathematician. H
17919LicandroJavier Licandro (b. 1966), a Uruguayan astronomer at the Isaac Newton Telescope at La Palma, works o
17928NeuwirthMelissa Marie Neuwirth (b. 1984) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science an
17934DeleonChristopher Lee DeLeon (b. 1984) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science an
17941HorbattA skilled mechanical craftsman, Paul Allen Horbatt (b. 1946) has contributed greatly to the developm
17945HawassEgyptian archeologist Zahi A. Hawass (b. 1947) showed unfailing dedication in the battle of preservi
17950GroverVaishali Kiran Grover (b. 1987) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
17951FenskaKristen Elaine Fenska (b. 1988) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
17952FolsomJean Marie Folsom (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Eng
17954HopkinsBrandon James Hopkins (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
17958SchoofJenna Marie Schoof (b. 1987) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and En
17960LiberatoreKatie Lynn Liberatore (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
17965BrodersenCarl Harold Brodersen (b. 1984) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
17969TruongGold Silver Truong (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and En
17970PalepuSita Chandrika Palepu (b. 1985) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2003 Intel Inter
17972AscioneAndrew Gerard Ascione (b. 1985) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2003 Intel Inter
17976SchulmanAaron David Schulman (b. 1985) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2003 Intel Intern
17980VanschaikKatherine Douglas Van Schaik (b. 1986) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2003 Inte
17983BuhrmesterMichael Duane Buhrmester (b. 1984) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science a
17993KluesingDaniel Lennard Kluesing (b. 1985) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science an
18004KrystosekRebecca Jennifer Krystosek (b. 1984) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science
18012MarslandKyle Anthony Marsland (b. 1985) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
18016GrondahlBrian Jacob Grondahl (b. 1987) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and E
18019DascoliJennifer Anne D'Ascoli (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science co
18020AmendGregory Amend (b. 1986) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineer
18021WaldmanSarah Elyse Waldman (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and E
18024DobsonJohn Dobson (b. 1915) is one of the most important popularizers of astronomy of the twentieth centur
18027GokcayChelsea Bahar Gokcay (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
18032GeissJohannes Geiss (b. 1926) is a leading Swiss space scientist. He was PI on the Solar Wind Compositio
18059CavalieriBonaventura Cavalieri (1598-1647) was a friar and a professor at the University of Bologna. He deve
18092ReinholdKimberly Elise Reinhold (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science a
18099FlaminiEnrico Flamini (b. 1951), of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), is co-investigator of the Huygens Atmos
18100LebretonJean-Pierre Lebreton (b. 1949), of the ESA/ESTEC Space Science Department, is project scientist for
18101CoustenisAthena Coustenis (b. 1961), of the Laboratoire d'Etudes Spatiales et d'Instrumentation en Astrophysi
18102AngrilliFrancesco Angrilli (b. 1937), of the University of Padua, is a pioneer in research on tethered satel
18111PinetPatrick Pinet (b. 1957), of the Observatoire de Midi-Pyrenées, Toulouse, is an expert on the physica
18113BibringJean-Pierre Bibring (b. 1948), of the Université de Paris Sud--Paris 11, has helped develop the Fren
18114RosenbushVera K. Rosenbush (b. 1948) is a senior scientist at the main astronomical observatory of the Nation
18115RathbunDonald Rathbun (b. 1923) is a distinguished neurologist. Founder of the Epilepsy Association of El
18119BraudeSemen Ya. Braude (1911-2003) was a founder of decametric radioastronomy in the former U.S.S.R. and c
18123PavanLuciano Pavan (b. 1956), an Italian musician, writer, painter and amateur astronomer, is well known
18128WysnerLaura C. Wysner (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engin
18148BellierGuy and Caroline Bellier are renowned French orthopedic surgeons. The naming also honors their sons
18149ColombattiGiacomo Colombatti (b. 1972), of the University of Padova, participated in the final phases of the C
18151LicchelliDomenico Licchelli (b. 1969), of the University of Lecce, studies minor-planet photometry and extras
18162DenleaJeremy Micah Denlea (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and E
18167ButtaniButtani Philippe (b. 1966), a friend of one of the discoverers, started the “CCD adventure” with him
18182WienerNorbert Wiener (1894-1964) contributed to many areas of mathematics, including cybernetics, stochast
18196RowberryMegan Rowberry (b. 1984) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engine
18239EkersRonald Ekers, current president of the IAU and ex-director of the Australian Telescope National Faci
18240MouldJeremy Mould (b. 1949), who has been director of Mount Stromlo Observatory and of the U.S. National
18241GenzelReinhard Genzel (b. 1952), director of the Max-Planck Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik and pro
18242PeeblesPrinceton theoretical cosmologist Jim Peebles (b. 1935) plays a central role in the understanding of
18243GunnJames Edward Gunn (b. 1938), professor at Princeton University, is well known for his contributions
18302KörnerHarald Körner (1881-1953) was headmaster of the private elementary school in Lund from 1916 to 1944
18376QuirkSteven (Steve) Quirk (b. 1958) is an accomplished astrophotographer whose photographs have appeared
18381MassenetJules Massenet (1842-1912) was a prolific French composer of operas. His greatest successes were
18430BalzacHonoré de Balzac (1799-1850), the creator of the French realistic novel, was a keen observer of Fren
18498CesaroErnesto Cesaro (1859-1906) was a prolific mathematician and professor at the universities of Palermo
18499ShowalterMark R. Showalter (b. 1957), planetary scientist at the SETI Institute, is (co-)discover of the Jovi
18510ChaslesMichel Chasles (1793-1880) was professor at the École Polytechnique and later at the Sorbonne. His
18555CourantRichard Courant (1888-1972) studied and later taught at Göttingen. In 1934 he became a professor at
18560CoxeterHarold Scott MacDonald Coxeter (b. 1907) is an English-Canadian mathematician and former professor a
18565SelgTimothy Selg mentored a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for
18568ThuillotWilliam Thuillot (b. 1951) works at the Institut de Mécanique Céleste on the theory of the motions o
18572RocherPatrick Rocher (b. 1951) works at the Institut de Mécanique Céleste in Paris. His main task has bee
18581BatlloValerie Batllo (b. 1967) works on cometary orbits at the Institut de Mécanique Céleste in Paris. Sh
18611BaudelaireFrench poet Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) was one of the major innovators of French literature. Hi
18617PuntelNathalie Puntel (b. 1968) is a young, pretty and cheerful French woman who prefers deep-sky pictures
18632DanielssonAnn-Kristin “Kikki” Danielsson (b. 1952) is a well-known and popular country singer from Sweden.
18638NouetNicolas Nouet, an astronomer at the Observatoire de Paris, traveled to St. Domingue to map the isla
18649FabregaJoaquin Fabrega (b. 1967) is an amateur astronomer from Panama. He is a long-time member, past pres
18656MerglerNatalie Rose Mergler (b. 1984) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and E
18661ZoccoliChristina Marie Mariolana Zoccoli (b. 1987) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International
18668GottesmanDavid Alexander Gottesman (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science
18675AmiaminiAmi Rebecca Amini (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engi
18680WeiratherSara Jo Weirather (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engi
18689RodrickRichard Jean Rodrick (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and E
18699QuigleyCarolyn Ann Quigley (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and En
18727PeacockAnthony Peacock (b. 1950) was project scientist for the ESA Exosat and XMM-Newton missions. A leadi
18728GrammierRichard (“Rick”) S. Grammier (1955-2011) was director of solar system exploration at NASA's Jet Prop
18734DarbouxJean-Gaston Darboux (1842-1917) was a French mathematician and professor at the Sorbonne, whose main
18735ChubkoLarysa Sergiivna Chubko (b. 1980), an astronomer in the Department of Small Solar System Bodies at t
18747LexcenBen Lexcen (1936-1988) was the amiable Australian marine architect who designed Australia II, the ya
18755MedunaMatthew Paul Meduna (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and En
18766BroderickTamara Ann Broderick (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and E
18773BredehoftBelle Dean Bredehoft (b. 1984) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and E
18774LavantureDouglas George Lavanture (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science a
18776CoulterMichael Edward Coulter (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
18777HobsonChristina Nicole Hobson (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science an
18780KunchamVivek Kuncham (b. 1987) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineer
18787KathermannKatherine Laura Hermann (b. 1987) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science an
18789MetzgerVincent Tyler Metzger (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
18796AcostaIyen Abdon Acosta (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engi
18824GravesDaniel David Graves (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and En
18826LeiferAndrew Michael Leifer (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
18830PothierDavid Guillaume Pothier (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science an
18838ShannonAmerican scientist Claude Elwood Shannon (1916-2001) became the father of information science and a
18839WhiteleyAbstract artist Brett Whiteley (1939-1992) was Australia's leading painter of his generation and win
18845CichockiBruno Cichocki (1908-2001) was a civil engineer with a vivid interest in astronomy.
18862WarotGregory Andrew Warot (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and E
18871GrauerAlbert D. Grauer (b. 1942), is an American astronomer who has obtained time-series and infrared imag
18872TammannSwiss cosmologist Gustav Tammann (b. 1932), a professor of astronomy at the University of Basle, is
18891KamlerJonathan Jacques Kamler (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science an
18930AthreyaKhannan Kameshvaran Athreya (b. 1987) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Scienc
18946MassarSonny Raye Massar (b. 1984) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Eng
18948HinkleAthena Leah Hinkle (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and En
18949TumanengKaren Andres Tumaneng (b. 1984) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
18964FairhurstMaggie Sara Fairhurst (b. 1984) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
18965LazenbyTanya Marie Lazenby (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and E
18973CrouchKegan Kade Crouch (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Eng
18974BrungardtAdam Robert Brungardt (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
18997MizrahiJonathan Albert Mizrahi (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science a
19005TeckmanMegan Elizabeth Teckman (b. 1984) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science a
19022PenzelEdgar Penzel (b. 1921) founded the school observatory in Rodewisch Saxony, and directed it from 1950
19023VarelaElizabeth Van Cortlandt Varela (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Sc
19029BriedePaul Briede (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineeri
19079HernándezJosé Hernández (1834-1886) was the Argentinian author of El Gaucho Martín Fierro (1872), L
19130TytgatBelgian expressionist painter Edgard Tytgat (1879-1957) joined the Brabant fauvists that gathered ar
19132Le ClézioFrench-Mauritian novelist of more than 30 novels, Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio (b. 1940) is particul
19136StrassmannFriedrich Wilhelm Strassmann (1902-1980), a collaborator at the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut in Berlin an
19149BoccaccioGiovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) was an Italian poet and essayist, known for the psychological romance
19155LifesonAlex Lifeson (Alexander Zivojinovich, b. 1953) is the guitarist for the Canadian band Rush. Cofound
19224OroseiRoberto Orosei (b. 1968) has worked on theoretical and numerical tools for microwave experiments in
19226PeirescNicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580-1637) was a French humanist and philosopher with a great inter
19243BuntingBorn in Scotland, John Bunting has had experience in geologic field mapping and mineral exploration
19290SchroederJeff Schroeder (b. 1954) has contributed to the mechanical design and fabrication of all the NEAT ca
19293DedekindRichard Dedekind (1831-1916), a German mathematician and also an accomplished pianist and cellist, i
19294WeymouthJohn Weymouth (b. 1922), professor emeritus of physics at the University of Nebraska, received the 1
19349DenjoyArnaud Denjoy (1884-1974) was one of a group of French mathematicians (including Baire, Borel and Le
19379LabrecqueSteve LaBrecque (b. 1964) was responsible for the successful installation and operations of the NEAT
19395BarreraLuis Barrera (b. 1965) is head of the Institute for Astronomy of the Universidad Catholica del Norte
19397LagariniAndrea Lagarini (b. 1963) is an assistant in the science department of the European Southern Observa
19410GuisardStéphane Guisard (b. 1970) is an optician at the European Southern Observatory in Cerro Paranal, whe
19419PinkhamBrian Edward Pinkham (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
19423HefterJonathan S. Hefter (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and En
19426LealEddy Leal (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering
19429GrubaughDaniel Boyd Grubaugh (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
19433NaftzDouglas Calvin Naftz (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
19444AddicottCharles Michael Addicott (b. 1987) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science
19446MuroskiMegan Elizabeth Muroski (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science a
19450SussmanGene Everett Sussman (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
19452KeeneyChelsea Ray Keeney (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and En
19458LegaultThierry Legault (b. 1962) is an amateur astronomer who produces amazing high-resolution astronomical
19461FeingoldSamantha Megan Feingold (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science a
19475MispagelHeather Michelle Mispagel (b. 1984) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science
19497PinedaMaria Luisa Pineda (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and En
19518MouldingErin Louise Moulding (b. 1987) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
19531ChartonHeather Anne Charton (b. 1987) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and
19533GarrisonCarly Beth Garrison (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and E
19543BurgoyneNicole Burgoyne (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engin
19547CollierTheresa Collier (b. 1986) received the 2003 Intel Foundation Achievement Award for her zoology proje
19573CummingsIan Douglas Cummings (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
19575FeenyDana Anne Feeny (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge, a m
19582BlowGraham L. Blow (b. 1954) is a well-known astronomer, writer and award-winning photographer. As dire
19589KirklandTyler Hollis Kirkland (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challeng
19598LuttrellJeffrey Michael Luttrell (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Chall
19603MonierElizabeth Nicole Monier (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challe
19612NoordungAt the end of 1928 Herman Potočnik (1892-1929) published under the pseudonym Hermann Noordung a visi
19614MontelongoMichael John Montelongo (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challe
19617DuhamelJean-Maria-Constant Duhamel (1797-1872) was a French applied mathematician who introduced a method t
19625OvaittElena Kurtz Ovaitt (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge,
19629SerraCatalan astrophysicist Guy Serra (1947-2000) was an active pioneer in the field of infrared and subm
19633RusjanEdvard Rusjan (1886-1911) was a pioneer Slovenian aircraft designer and pilot who performed his firs
19637PresbreyScott Thomas Presbrey (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challeng
19652SarisPatrick J. G. Saris (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge,
19656SimpkinsTaylor Simpkins (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge, a m
19658SloopKatie Michelle Sloop (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
19662StunziJoseph Robert Stunzi (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
19664YanceyBryan D. Yancey (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge, a m
19678BelczykPamela Belczyk mentored a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge, a middle s
19694DunkelmanLawrence Dunkelman (b. 1917), of the Naval Research Laboratory and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,
19700TeitelbaumHugh E. Teitelbaum (1951-2007) received a degree in criminal justice from Northeastern University an
19704MedlockKevin Medlock (b. 1954) is a Californian award-winning telescope and instrument maker known for larg
19719GlasserWilliam Glasser (b. 1925) is a psychiatrist who developed the concepts of Choice Theory and Reality
19721WrayJames D. Wray (b. 1936) directed the Institute of Meteoritics (1966-1967) and was deputy P.I. for NA
19727AllenLondon-based solar physicist Clabon Walter Allen (1904-1987) authored the first (1955) through third
19738CalingerManetta Calinger mentored a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge, a middle
19741CallahanDiane Callahan mentored a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge, a middle s
19763KlimeshMatthew Klimesh (b. 1968) developed the efficient data compressor for archiving the voluminous NEAT
19788HunkerRoxanne Hunker mentored a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge, a middle s
19810PartridgeMary Partridge mentored a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge, a middle s
19818ShotwellGary Shotwell mentored a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge, a middle sc
19820StowersJosh Stowers mentored a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge, a middle sch
19833WickwarSteve Wickwar mentored a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge, a middle sc
19835ZredaGrazyna Zreda mentored a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge, a middle sc
19861AusterCraig Louis Auster (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science compet
19875GuedesLeandro Lage dos Santos Guedes (b. 1976), an astronomer at the Rio de Janeiro planetarium, helped to
19911RigauxFernand Rigaux (1905-1962) was a Belgian astronomer at the Royal Observatory, Uccle, who discovered
19992SchönbeinGerman chemist Christian Friedrich Schönbein (1799-1868) was a professor in Basle from 1828. Best k
19998BinocheJuliette Binoche (b. 1964) became world famous for her performance in The Unbearable Lightness of
20016RietschelGerman sculptor Ernst Rietschel (1804-1861), a pupil of Rauch, created in the classicistic style. H
20037DukeMichael B. Duke (b. 1935) is a scholar of distinction on lunar, Mars and meteorite research, with a
20044VitouxFrédéric Vitoux (b. 1944), a French writer and journalist known for his novel Bébert, Le chat de
20081OcchialiniGiuseppe Occhialini (b. 1907) is a distinguished Italian physicist. He collaborated with P. M. S. Bl
20084BuckmasterBill Buckmaster (b. 1947) is anchor of the long-running news magazine program Arizona Illustrated
20103de VicoThe Jesuit Francesco de Vico (1805-1848), best known as the discoverer of seven comets, including 54
20106MortonDonald C. Morton (b. 1933), was director of the Anglo-Australian Observatory during 1976-1986 and of
20135JuelsCharles W. Juels (b. 1944) of Fountain Hills, Arizona, is a public health physician/psychiatrist and
20136EisenhartLuther Pfahler Eisenhart (1876-1965) was a prolific American mathematician and professor at Princeto
20174EisensteinFerdinand Gotthold Max Eisenstein (1823-1852) was a brilliant German mathematician who published res
20197EnriquesFederigo Enriques (1871-1946), professor at the universities of Bologna and Rome, made major contrib
20230BlanchardGuillaume Blanchard (b. 1969) is a French optician who specializes in astronomical optics. An amate
20242SagotRobert Sagot (b. 1910) is an amateur astronomer who spent a large part of his time at the Société as
20246FrappaEric Frappa (b. 1969) is a specialist in the occultation of stars by minor planets. He is responsibl
20268RacollierRachael Theresa Collier (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science c
20274HalperinBruce David Halperin (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science comp
20279HarelMatan Harel (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition f
20282HedbergHerbert Mason Hedberg (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science com
20285LubinAmos Benjamin Lubin (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science compe
20286MichtaMaria Lynn Michta (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competi
20287MunteanuAndrei Munteanu (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competiti
20288NachbaurMoriah Katherine Nachbaur (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science
20304WolfsonJayne Frances Wolfson (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science com
20309BataldenJohn Batalden mentored a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for
20312DanahyThomas Danahy mentored a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for
20313FredriksonRobert Fredrikson mentored a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition
20329ManfroNina Manfro mentored a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for h
20330ManwellAnne Manwell mentored a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for
20337NaeveLarry Naeve mentored a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for h
20342TrinhJonathan Trinh mentored a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition fo
20347WunderlichDaniel Wunderlich mentored a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition
20358DalemHenri Dalem (b. 1951) is a specialist in data processing and the webmaster (marquis) of the internat
20360HolsappleKeith A. Holsapple (b. 1938) is a professor of engineering at the University of Washington. An exper
20362TrillingDavid E. Trilling (b. 1972) is an assistant astronomer at the University of Arizona. Theorist and ob
20371EkladyousNicholas Samir Ekladyous (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Chall
20373FullmerAustin Tracey Fullmer (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challeng
20394FatouPierre Joseph Louis Fatou (1878-1929) was employed at the observatory of Paris all his working life,
20416MansourPhilip George Mansour (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challeng
20426FridlundMalcolm Fridlund (b. 1952) worked at ESA on projects such as Darwin and Corot.
20430StoutA music professor at Louisiana State University who was fascinated by the mysteries of space being r
20440McClintockShannon Noel McClintock (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challe
20451GaleottiPiero Galeotti (b. 1942), professor of physics at the University of Torino, is involved in experimen
20454PedrajoAna Cristina Pedrajo (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
20455PennellJordan William Pennell (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challen
20465VervackRonald J. Vervack, Jr. (b. 1966), of Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, has advanc
20467HibbittsCharles A. Hibbitts (b. 1967), of Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, studies the c
20474ReasonerJonathan William Reasoner (b. 1992) is a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Chal
20478RutenbergMichael Lev Rutenberg- Schoenberg (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scient
20481SharplesDavid R. Sharples (b. 1992) is a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (D
20483SinayDaniella Sinay (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYS
20512RothenbergEckehard Rothenberg (b. 1938) is technical director of the Archenhold Observatory in Berlin-Treptow
20518RendtelJürgen Rendtel (b. 1954) is a solar physicist to the Astrophysical Institute in Potsdam and a keen a
20529ZwerlingBlake Gordon Zwerling (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challeng
20534BozemanMelissa Bozeman mentored a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a
20539GadberrySandra Gadberry mentored a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a
20555JenningsBarbara Jennings mentored a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC),
20567McQuarrieKerry Ann McQuarrie mentored a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC
20570MolchanBonnie Molchan mentored a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a
20574OchineroMarcia Collin Ochinero mentored a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DC
20585WentworthSandra Wentworth mentored a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC),
20593FreilichJanet Freilich (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engine
20606WidemannThomas Widemann (b. 1961) is a planetary scientist at Paris Observatory and an associate professor a
20607VernazzaPierre Vernazza (b. 1979) is a planetary scientist working at the European Space Agency's European S
20687SaletoreYogesh Saletore (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engin
20690CrivelloJoseph Crivello (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engin
20719VelascoRodrigo Velasco Velasco (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science a
20740SémeryAlain Sémery (b. 1944) is an engineer at Paris Observatory. He has contributed to the design and dev
20768LangbergSarah Langberg (b. 1986) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2004 Intel Internationa
20798VerlindenChristopher Verlinden (b. 1986) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2004 Intel ISE F
20804EtterDolores M. Etter is renowned for lifetime achievement in digital signal processing and contributions
20870KaningherLaura Kaningher (b. 1987) was awarded first place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engine
20874MacGregorMeredith MacGregor (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and En
20883GervaisRaphael Gervais (b. 1987) was awarded first place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engine
20892MacChnoicBreandan Mac Chnoic (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and E
20894KrumeichEdwin Krumeich (b. 1986) was awarded first place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Enginee
20896TipheneDidier Tiphene (b. 1957) is deputy director of the Laboratoire d'Etudes Spatiales et d'Instrumentati
21001TrogrlicThe Trogrlic family includes Yvan (1908-1970), Marie (1912-1994) and their children Jean (b. 1934),
21029AdornoTheodor W. Adorno (1903-1969), German philosopher and musicologist, was a leading figure in the Fran
21062IaskyRobert Iasky (b. 1956), geophysicist with the Geological Survey of Western Australia, discovered the
21075HeussingerAdalbert Heussinger (b. 1923) is a member of the Catholic order of Minorites. He was for 40 years c
21114BernsonReysa Bernson (1904-1944) had a passion for science and after an encounter with Flammarion, who insp
21258HuckinsEarle Knowlen Huckins, III (b. 1943), Deputy Associate Administrator in the Office of Space Science
21276FellerWilliam Feller (1906-1970) studied at Zagreb and Göttingen and taught at Kiel, Stockholm, Brown Univ
21380DevanssayJean Benoit De Vanssay (b. 1970) is a French amateur astronomer and optician. As an amateur he has m
21399BatemanAilish Elizabeth Bateman (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science
21403HakenIan Robert Haken (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competit
21410CahillJames Andrew Cahill (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science compe
21414BlumenthalDaniel Abraham Blumenthal (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science
21418BustosMiguel Angel Bustos (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and E
21419DevienceStephen Jacob DeVience (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science co
21425CordwellRobert Thomas Cordwell (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science co
21435AharonTerri Aharon mentored a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for
21448GalindoArmando Galindo mentored a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition f
21449HemmickLucinda Hemmick mentored a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition f
21450KisselStacy Kissel mentored a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for
21451FisherRonald Aylmer Fisher (1890-1962), a graduate of the University of Cambridge, was the foremost statis
21455McfarlandJennifer McFarland mentored a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competitio
21456MyersRobert Myers mentored a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for
21457FevigRonald A. Fevig (b. 1964), of the University of North Dakota, works on the spectroscopy of minor pla
21463NickersonLaura Nickerson mentored a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition f
21467RosensteinPeter Rosenstein mentored a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition
21468SaylorCharlotte Saylor mentored a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition
21472StimsonGeorge Stimson mentored a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition fo
21476PetrieWilliam Flinders Petrie (1853-1942), grandson of British explorer Matthew Flinders, was a self-taugh
21482PatashnickHarvey Patashnick mentored a finalist from Guilderland Central High School, Guilderland Center, New
21484EppardErin F. Eppard (b. 1988) was awarded first place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Enginee
21495FeagaLori Michele (Lanier) Feaga (b. 1975) is a spectroscopist from the ultraviolet to the infrared. She
21499PerillatPhil Perillat (b. 1952), senior software specialist at the Arecibo Observatory, has written the prim
21500VasquezAngel Vasquez (b. 1955), PC network specialist and telescope operator at the Arecibo Observatory, ha
21501AcevedoTony Acevedo (b. 1950) is a multimedia graphic designer and media officer at the Arecibo Observatory
21502CruzJose Cruz (b. 1946), operations group head and telescope operator at the Arecibo Observatory, has pl
21503BekshaDaniel B. Beksha, II (b. 1986) was awarded first place in the 2005 Intel International Science and E
21505BernertMichael James Bernert (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and
21506BetsillAlayna Rachelle Betsill (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science a
21507BhasinJeffrey M. Bhasin (b. 1986) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2005 Intel Internati
21510ChemnitzMario Chemnitz (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engine
21511ChiardolaHugo Gualterio Chiardola (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science
21515GaviniMadhavi Pulakat Gavini (b. 1989) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2006 Intel Inte
21517DobiKledin Dobi (b. 1988) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2005 Intel International S
21522EntwisleRichard William Entwisle (b. 1986) was awarded first place in the 2005 Intel International Science a
21527HortonDouglas Ray Horton (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and En
21530DespiauNorberto Despiau (b. 1948), staff technician and telescope operator at the Arecibo Observatory, has
21537FréchetMaurice Fréchet (1878-1973), a student of Hadamard and graduate of the École Normale Supérieure, was
21541FriskopAndrew John Friskop (b. 1987) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2005 Intel Interna
21543JessopForrest Connell Jessop (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science an
21545KoiralaPratistha Koirala (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Eng
21546KonermannSilvana Konermann (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Eng
21550LavioletteJessica Lynn Laviolette (b. 1987) was awarded first place in the 2006 Intel International Science an
21555LevaryDavid Andrew Levary (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and E
21561MastermanMary Masterman (b. 1989) was awarded first place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Enginee
21571NaegeliKaleb Markus Naegeli (b. 1987) was awarded first place in the 2006 Intel International Science and E
21574OuzanRaphael Ouzan (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Enginee
21576McGivneyMichael J. McGivney (1852-1890), parish priest of St. Mary's Church in New Haven, Connecticut, found
21577NegronVictor Negron (b. 1973), electronics technician and transmitter operator at the Arecibo Observatory,
21580PortalatinWilfredo Portalatin (b. 1949), staff technician and telescope operator at the Arecibo Observatory, h
21584PolepeddiLalith Kumar Polepeddi (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science an
21585PolmearMichael McCord Polmear (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science an
21588GianelliGabrielle Alyce Gianelli (b. 1988) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2005 Intel In
21589RafesCourtney Anne Rafes (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and E
21605ReynosoJeremy Rosendo Reynoso (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science an
21607RobelAlexander Abram Robel (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and
21608GloynaTara Ellen Gloyna (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Eng
21610RosengardJamie Erin Rosengard (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and
21611RosoffMatthew Scott Rosoff (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and
21613SchlechtAlissa Raenelle Schlecht (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science
21615GuardamanoAndrew Lacson Guardamano (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science
21621ShermanEric Alan Sherman (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Eng
21627SillisArnaud Georges Sillis (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and
21629SipersteinBrian Furness Siperstein (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science
21636HuertasJohiry Huertas (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engine
21642KominersScott Duke Kominers (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and E
21650TilgnerBruno Tilgner (1933-2002) spent most of his career working for the European Space Agency. He later b
21659FredholmIvar Fredholm (1866-1927) studied at the University of Uppsala and taught at the University of Stock
21665FregeFriedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege (1848-1925), a professor at Jena, devoted his work to the goal of est
21670KuanAaron Tzeyang Kuan (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and En
21671WarrenerStephen Gerald Warrener (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science a
21673LeathermanAmanda Kay Leatherman (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and
21678LindnerKlaus Lindner (b. 1935) worked as a school teacher of astronomy in Germany for many years. He is kn
21683SegalBruce A. Segal (b. 1959), an eye physician and surgeon in Florida, is also an amateur astronomer. S
21686KoschnyAerospace engineer Detlef Koschny (b. 1962) is a member of the Rosetta Project Scientists' Team of t
21697MascharakSmita Mascharak (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engin
21698McCarronTara Anne McCarron (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and En
21699WolpertMaya Nina Wolpert (b. 1988) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2006 Intel Internati
21708MulhallMichael Mulhall (b. 1987) was awarded first place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engine
21717PangGenevieve C. Pang (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Eng
21724RataiDaniel Ratai (b. 1985) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2005 Intel International
21726RezvanianJason Hamid Rezvanian (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and
21727RhinesAllison Shelton Rhines (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science an
21732RumeryRhett Lee Rumery (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engi
21738SchwankBenjamin Albert Schwank (b. 1987) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2005 Intel Int
21753TrudelThomas Andrew Trudel (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and
21774O'BrienDavid P. O'Brien (b. 1976) is a planetary scientist at the Planetary Science Institute, Tucson. He s
21775TsiganisKleomenis Tsiganis (b. 1974), of the University of Thessaloniki, works on the chaotic diffusion of m
21795MasiGianluca Masi (b. 1972), an amateur astronomer since 1980, is involved with several scientific proje
21811BurroughsThe fantasy novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) have fired the imaginations of generations of
21822DegiorgiEnnio De Giorgi (1928-1996) was an outstanding Italian mathematician, known for his fundamental theo
21852BolanderJohn Anthony Bolander (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challeng
21858GosalAnudeep D. Gosal (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DC
21887DipippoSimonetta Di Pippo (b. 1959) works on solar-system exploration at the Italian Space Agency. She has
21888ĎurechJosef Ďurech (b. 1974), of the Astronomical Institute, Charles University, in Prague, has provided l
21903WallacePatrick T. Wallace (b. 1946) is a specialist in telescope control software. From 1973 to 1980 he wa
21915LavinsGregory M. Lavins (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (D
21919LugaMelissa Pomaikai Akiko Luga (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Ch
21922MoczLucia Mocz (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC),
21932RiosRoberto Andres Rios (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
21936RyanColleen Marie Ryan (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (
21949TatulianAdrian Surenovich Tatulian (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Cha
21952TerryBailey Holly Terry (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (
21965DonesHenry C. “Luke” Dones (b. 1958) works on solar system dynamics at the Southwest Research Institute i
21970TyleSheel Tyle (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC),
21989WerntzRuslan Alan Werntz (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (
21991ZaneRobert Teruo Zane (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (D
21999DisoraMario Di Sora is founder and manager of the Campo Catino Observatory. A lawyer by profession, as pr
22003StartekJennifer Startek mentored a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC)
22065ColgroveClinton Allen Colgrove mentored a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (
22082RountreeRobert Rountree mentored a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC),
22105PirkoRichard G. Pirko (1952-2008) was a producer and space science educator for the Ward Beecher Planetar
22132MerkleyClark Merkley mentored a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a
22134KirianDrew Kirian mentored a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a m
22146SamaanFida Samaan mentored a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a m
22155MarchettiDavid Marchetti mentored a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC),
22161SantagataWilliam Santagata mentored a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC
22167Lane-ClineAmanda Lane-Cline mentored a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC
22168WeissflogGerman ski jumper Jens Weissflog (b. 1964) was born in the Erzgebirge mountains in Saxony. He won O
22191AchúcarroJoaquí Achúcarro (b. 1932) is a distinguished concert pianist, admired teacher and mentor, with a pe
22275BarentsenGeert Barentsen (b. 1984) is a research scientist at the University of Hertfordshire. He has contri
22278ProtitchKnown for his work in celestial mechanics and fundamental astronomy, Milorad B. Protitch (1911-2001)
22281PopescuMarcel Popescu (b. 1983) is a specialist in asteroid spectroscopy at the Astronomical Institute of t
22294SimmonsMichael S. Simmons (b. 1949) dedicated time and effort to organizing the Palomar Observatory's 1.2-m
22312KellyThomas J. Kelly (1929-2002) was the chief engineer of the Apollo Lunar Module. Considered the “Fath
22348SchmeidlerFelix Schmeidler (b. 1920), a professor at Munich University, has for many decades been an astronome
22354SposettiStefano Sposetti is an amateur astronomer and teacher who lives in the Italian-speaking part of Swit
22356FeyerabendPaul Feyerabend (1924-1994) was a philosopher who criticized the scientific method, proposing instea
22366FlettnerAnton Flettner (1885-1961) was a German aviation engineer and inventor. He made important contributi
22378GahertyGeoff Gaherty (b. 1941) is an amateur astronomer who writes about observing and won the Chant Medal
22410GrinspoonDavid Grinspoon (b. 1959), an astrobiologist at the Southwest Research Institute, won the 2006 Carl
22423KudlacekTrina Kudlacek (b. 1967) is a long-term volunteer with the University of Hawaii's Friends of the Ins
22434PerederyWalter Volodymyr Peredery (b. 1938) is a retired Canadian geologist who studied the Sudbury, Ontario
22456SalopekDavid Stephen Salopek (b. 1963) earned a Ph.D. in cosmology from the University of Toronto in 1989 a
22474FrobeniusGeorg Ferdinand Frobenius (1849-1917), a professor at the University of Berlin, made major contribut
22485UntermanNathan Unterman mentored a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition f
22492MosigThomas Mosig mentored a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for
22495FubiniGuido Fubini (1879-1943) taught at the universities of Catania, Genoa and Turin. In 1938 he was inv
22498WillmanMark Willman (b. 1952) received his Ph.D. in planetary astronomy from the University of Hawaii's Ins
22512CannatGuillaume Cannat (b. 1962) is a scientific journalist and author. He worked for many years with the
22527GawlikEvan Scott Gawlik (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science c
22534LieblichJerrold Alexander Lieblich (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a
22540MorkAnna Jolene Mork (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science co
22542PendriKiran Reddy Pendri (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science
22546SchicklerCarmiel Effron Schickler (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a sc
22562WageNicholas Michael Wage (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a scien
22567ZenisekSergio-Francis Mellejor Zenisek (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS
22583MetzlerWilliam Metzler mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competi
22587McKennonBlanche McKennon mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science compet
22594StoopsTracy Stoops mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competitio
22611GalerkinBoris Grigorievich Galerkin (1871-1945) studied engineering in his native Russia and abroad. His sc
22613CallanderThomas Callander Price Zimmermann (b. 1934) has been professor of renaissance history at Reed Colleg
22623FisicoMisael Fisico mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competiti
22625KanipeLinda Kanipe mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competitio
22630WallmuthJoanne Wallmuth mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competi
22631DillardLinda Dillard mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competiti
22632DiNovisJoanne DiNovis mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competit
22633FazioMarc Fazio mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition
22645RotblatJoseph Rotblat (1908-2005) was a Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 1995 for his efforts toward nuclear d
22685DominguezIsabella Rosa Dominguez (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challe
22694TyndallIrish natural philosopher John Tyndall (1820-1893) made fundamental investigations of the motion of
22706GangulyShilpi Ganguly (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYS
22717RomeufDavid Romeuf (b. 1969) is an amateur astronomer who worked as a student at the OCA Schmidt telescope
22724ByattAntonia Susan (“A. S.”) Byatt (b. 1936) is an English writer, well known for her novels and short st
22725DrabbleEnglish writer Margaret Drabble (b. 1939) has, among other works, published seventeen novels, has ed
22732JakporOtana Agape Jakpor (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (
22740RayleighJohn William Rayleigh (1842-1919) was an English physicist who discovered the element argon, for whi
22757KlimcakSophie Haruna Klimcak (b. 1992) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challeng
22758LempNicholas Andrew Lemp (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
22776MatossianMikael Hagop Matossian (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challen
22777McAlileyCollin Northcott McAliley (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Chal
22780McAlpineJayleen Jo McAlpine (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
22783TengStacy H. Teng (b. 1980), a recent Ph.D. recipient at the University of Maryland, studies the evoluti
22791TwarogBruce Twarog (b. 1952), a professor at the University of Kansas, has studied globular clusters, open
22812RickerPhilip Daniel Ricker (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
22815SewellMichael T. Sewell (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (D
22830TinkerJoel Jack Tinker (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DC
22843StverakJanet Stverak mentored a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a
22847UtleyMeredith Utley mentored a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC),
22852KinneySteve Kinney mentored a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a
22857HydeTammi Hyde mentored a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a mi
22868KarstCarol A. Karst mentored a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC),
22870RosingWayne Rosing (b. 1946) is an electrical engineer and computer industry executive. He has also been a
22880PulaskiA Polish soldier, Kazimierz Michal Waclaw Wiktor Pulaski (1745-1779), is often called “the father of
22913BrockmanGregory Drew Brockman (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a scien
22927BlewettMegan Marie Blewett (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science
22939HandlinDaniel Adam Handlin (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science
22957VaintrobDmitry Vaintrob (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science com
22981KatzDaniel Scott Katz (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science c
22994WorkmanDavid Workman mentored a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competiti
22996De BooEdward de Boo mentored a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competiti
22998WaltimyerDavid Waltimyer mentored a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competi
23006PazdenStan Pazden mentored a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition
23011PetachHelen Petach mentored a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competitio
23014WalsteinEric Walstein mentored a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competiti
23032FosseyAmerican occupational therapist Dian Fossey (1932-1985) spent many years in Africa studying the beha
23040LathamRobert Latham mentored a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competiti
23041HuntPatricia Hunt mentored a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competiti
23047IsseroffRebecca Isseroff mentored a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science compet
23060ShepherdKaren Shepherd mentored a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competit
23061BlueglassMichael Blueglass mentored a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science compe
23063LichtmanPaul Lichtman mentored a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competiti
23069KappsMichael Kapps (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Enginee
23070KoussaMounir Ahmad Koussa (b. 1989) was awarded first place in the 2007 Intel International Science and En
23079MunguiaScott Miguel Munguia (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and
23091StansillLacey Nicole Stansill (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and
23115ValcourtJames R. Valcourt (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Eng
23116StreichPhilip Vidal Streich (b. 1991) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2007 Intel Intern
23122LorgatRaeez Lorgat (b. 1990) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2007 Intel International
23128DorminyJohn Wilson Dorminy (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and E
23158BoulignyIan Michael Bouligny (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and
23164BadgerDavid Charles Griffiths Badger (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Sc
23178GhabenAlexandra L. Ghaben (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and E
23198NorvellLeighton Marie Norvell (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science an
23221DelgadoEric Nelson Delgado (b. 1990) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2007 Intel Interna
23232BuschurKristina Lynn Buschur (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and
23244LafayetteRecognized as a symbolic figure of French-American friendship, Marie-Josephe Paul Yves Roch Gilbert
23246TerazonoJunya Terazono (b.1967) is a planetary scientist and information technology specialist. He has parti
23248BatchelorHolly Reid Batchelor (b. 1989) was awarded first place in the 2007 Intel International Science and E
23257DennyThe Pin Point Astrometry Engine and ACP telescope control of Robert B. Denny (b. 1946) are significa
23265von WurdenCaroline Julia von Wurden (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science
23270KellermanTanja Kellerman (b. 1988) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2007 Intel Internation
23325ArroyoAlejandro Arroyo (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engi
23404BomansGodfried Jan Arnold Bomans (1913-1971) was a popular Dutch author known for his books of modern-day
23452DrewDrew Barringer (b. 1946) is president of the Barringer Crater Company, which owns and maintains the
23514SchneiderReinhold Schneider (1903-1958) is a German writer and essayist. The topics of his stories, dramas an
23612RamzelAllen Lee Ramzel (b. 1960) was an observer and systems engineer for the team that discovered this ob
23625GelfondAlexandr Osipovich Gelfond (1906-1968) studied and taught mathematics at the University of Moscow.
23672SwiggumLeslie Swiggum mentored a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition fo
23707ChamblissCarlson R. Chambliss (b. 1941) is an astronomer and Emeritus Professor at Kutztown University in Kut
23722GulakBenjamin Poss Gulak (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and E
23730SuncarJonathan Kelvin Suncar (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science an
23735CohenJulia Lynn Cohen (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engi
23749ThygesenJakob Refer Thygesen (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and
23776GossetWilliam Sealy Gosset (1876-1937) studied mathematics and chemistry at Oxford. His most important co
23777GoursatEdouard Jean-Baptiste Goursat (1858-1936) made contributions to many areas of mathematical analysis.
23779CambierColleen Siobahn Cambier (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challe
23788CoferEvan Mitchell Cofer (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
23804HaberCatherine Michelle Haber (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Chall
23809HaswellJohn Douglas Reiji Haswell (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Cha
23812JannuziBrigg Lowell Jannuzi (b. 1992) is a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
23833MowersChristopher Scott Mowers (b. 1995) is a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Chall
23875StrubeKatherine Michaela Strube (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Chal
23877GourmaudJamy Gourmaud (b. 1964) is a journalist involved with Frédéric Courant and Sabine Quindou in the cre
23890QuindouFrench journalist Sabine Quindou (b. 1970) joined the team of c'est pas sorcier, the longest
23893LaumanStephen W. Lauman (b. 1974) is an instrument maker at Lowell Observatory. Extramurally, he is an acc
23898TakirDriss Takir (b. 1973) is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Ithaca
23937DelibesLéo Delibes (1836-1891) wrote several classical ballets, including Coppelia and Sylvia
23944DusserFrench amateur astronomer Raymond Dusser (1933-2006) devoted himself to the observation of occultati
23975AkranErkan Akran mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a m
23980OgdenKristen Ogden mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a
23994MayhanRosemarie Mayhan mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC)
23995OechsleJanet Oechsle mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a
23999RinnerClaudine Rinner (b. 1965) is a very active French amateur astronomer. She works in Ottmarsheim on a
24010StovallLaraine Stovall mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC),
24021YocumIvan Yocum mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a mi
24026PusateriLynne Pusateri mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC),
24027DownsKaren Downs mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a m
24044CaballoCindy Caballo mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a
24045UnruhAmy Unruh mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a mid
24051HadingerMelisa Hadinger mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC),
24059HalversonCarl Halverson mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC),
24060SchimentiJamie Schimenti mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC),
24062HardisterScott Hardister mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC),
24068SimonsenLarry Simonsen, Jr. mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCY
24087CiambettiSince 2005 Roberto Ciambetti (b. 1946) has been promoting a new law against light pollution in the V
24101CassiniGiovanni Domenico (a.k.a. Jean Dominique) Cassini (1625-1712), an Italian-born French astronomer, wa
24103DethuryCésar-François Cassini (1714-1784), a.k.a. Cassini de Thury or Cassini III, succeeded his father, Ja
24105BroughtonAustralian amateur astronomer John Broughton (b. 1952) received a Shoemaker NEO grant in 2002 and ac
24124DozierBenjamin Edward Dozier (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2008 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a scie
24301GuralPeter S. Gural (b. 1955) is a scientist who has applied advanced image processing techniques to both
24386McLindonBonnie Joyce McLindon (b. 1992) was awarded first place in the 2008 Intel International Science and
24411JanchesDiego Janches (b. 1967) is a space weather scientist at the Goddard Space Flight Center. He uses ra
24439YanneyMichael (b. 1933) and Gail (b. 1936) Yanney are American philanthropists and community leaders, base
24480GlavinDaniel P. Glavin (b. 1974) is an astrobiologist at the Goddard Space Flight Center, with a research
24493McCommonSteven Richard McCommon (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science a
24495DegroffBill DeGroff (b. 1956), Telescope Facilities Manager at Lowell Observatory, was instrumental in real
24503KeroJohan Kero (b. 1978) is a scientist at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics whose research include
24520AbramsonRonit Batya Roth Abramson (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science
24601ValjeanWhen Jean Valjean, the central character in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, was in prison, he w
24643MacCreadyPaul MacCready (b. 1933) designed the first human-powered aircraft, the Gossamer Condor, followed by
24646StoberGunter Stober (b. 1979) is an expert in radar measurements of meteors and the atmosphere at the Leib
24654FossettOn his sixth attempt, Steve Fossett (b. 1944) became the first person to fly a balloon solo around t
24658MischAnthony Misch (b. 1951) has made significant contributions to the history of astronomy through his
24681GranadosEnrique Granados (1867-1916) was a Spanish pianist and a composer of classical music in an uniquely
24712BoltzmannAustrian physicist Ludwig Boltzmann (1844-1906) confirmed Maxwellian electrodynamics experimentally
24728ScagellRobin Scagell (b. 1946) joined the Junior Astronomical Society, now the Society for Popular Astrono
24856MessidoroPiero Messidoro (b. 1950) is an Italian space engineer who has developed projects and technologies i
24916StelzhamerFranz Stelzhamer (1802-1874), great Austrian poet and novelist, studied law, theology and painting,
24945HouziauxLéo Houziaux (b. 1932), a Belgian astrophysicist at Liège University, specialized in stellar structu
24947HausdorffFelix Hausdorff (1877-1942) taught at several German universities and did research in mathematical a
24959ZielenbachA former rocket scientist, Bill Zielenbach (b. 1943) worked in the printing industry. Since retiri
24994PrettymanThomas H. Prettyman (b. 1964), a senior scientist with the Planetary Science Institute, led the gamm
24998HermiteCharles Hermite (1822-1901) was a very versatile French analyst and algebraist. He solved the quint
25001PachecoRafael Pacheco (b. 1954) is an amateur astronomer, astrometrist and co-discoverer of minor planets.
25051VassGheorghe Vass (b. 1944) is an astronomer at the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy spec
25062RasmussenJesper Lykke Rasmussen (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science an
25084JutziMartin Jutzi (b. 1979) is a researcher at the University of Bern studying impact processes in the s
25085MelenaRobin Melena (b. 1959) is secretary-treasurer of Lowell Observatory. She manages all the observatory
25138JaumannRalf Jaumann (b. 1954) is a research scientist at the Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt and
25139RoatschThomas Roatsch (b. 1958) is a cartographer of planetary satellite and asteroid surfaces working at t
25142HopfHeinz Hopf (1894-1971), of German origin, was a professor of mathematics at the Swiss Institute of T
25152ToplisMichael J. Toplis (b. 1969) is a geochemist at the University of Toulouse. Combining data returned
25154AyersRobert Martin Ayers (b. 1941) is a long-time supporter of Lowell Observatory, currently serving as s
25155van BelleGerard van Belle (b. 1968) is an astronomer at the Lowell Observatory. His research interests includ
25157FabianAndrew Christopher Fabian (b. 1948) is an X-ray astronomer at the University of Cambridge. He has wo
25158BermanAlan Berman (b. 1925) is a physicist who played a seminal role in developing modern electronic comm
25161StrosahlSusan Strosahl (b. 1960) has been a employee of Lowell Observatory since 2003. She has a degree in
25162BeckageMichael (Mike) Beckage (b. 1959) is a long-time supporter of Lowell Observatory, currently serving a
25165LegetRobert Leget (b. 1935) is an American educator who taught high school earth science, chemistry and m
25166ThompsonSamantha Thompson (b. 1985) is the curator of exhibits at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ. She h
25189GlocknerKatherine Whittemore Glockner (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2008 Society for Science and the Public
25226BraschKlaus Brasch (b. 1940) began volunteering at Lowell Observatory in 2008 as a portable telescope ope
25230BorgisSteven Borgis (b. 1953) is an American educator and coach, who taught language arts for three decade
25231NaylorKris Naylor (b. 1966) has been utilizing her amateur astronomy skills since 2005 as a Lowell Observ
25232SchatzDennis Schatz (b. 1947) is an American astronomer and educator who was Vice-President of the Pacifi
25233TallmanGary Tallman (b. 1943) has volunteered in Lowell Observatory's daytime outreach programs since 2012
25234OdellAndy Odell (b. 1949) is a professional astronomer. He's been involved with Lowell's evening outreac
25237HurwitzAdolf Hurwitz (1859-1919), a student of Klein and teacher of Hilbert and Minkowski, was associated f
25316ComnickRichard “Rich” Comnick (b. 1940) has been a volunteer in the Lowell Observatory archives since 2007
25399VonnegutKurt Vonnegut (b. 1922) is a revolutionary U.S. science-fiction writer who crossed over into mainstr
25492FirnbergAnat Firnberg mentored a finalist in the 2009 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competiti
25552GasterRichard Gaster (b. 1984), with Drew Hall, won the 2009 Student Humanitarian Supreme Prize of the IEE
25594KesslerMarvin Kessler (b. 1918) has been a member of the Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomer's League for o
25604KarlinSamuel Karlin (b. 1924) spent most of his academic career at Stanford University. He has been a pro
25624KroneckerLeopold Kronecker (1823-1891) was a German mathematician who published widely in a variety of fields
25625VerdenetMichel Verdenet (b. 1944), a schoolteacher in Bourbon Lancy, France, has observed variable stars and
25628KummerErnst Eduard Kummer (1811-1893) was a professor at the Universities of Breslau and Berlin. He spent
25673Di MascioMichael Vincent Di Mascio (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science
25725McCormickLydia L McCormick (b. 1992) was awarded first place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engi
25743SerratoRoger Serrato (b. 1954) has volunteered at Lowell Observatory since 2012. He has recently been in
25867DeMuthMary DeMuth (b. 1954) has worked at Lowell Observatory since 2001, starting as the Observatory's fro
25906MorrellNidia I. Morrell (b. 1953) is an astronomer at Las Campanas Observatory known for her work on O-typ
25914BairAllison Bair (b. 1977) works at Lowell Observatory as a research assistant performing studies of the
25930SpielbergSteven Spielberg (b. 1946), regarded by many as one of the best movie directors in recent history, i
25942WalbornNolan R. Walborn (b. 1945) is a stellar spectroscopist specializing in the optical and ultraviolet
25954TrantowDonald “Don” Trantow (b. 1942) is a long-time supporter of Lowell Observatory, currently serving on
25955RadwayJohn Radway (b. 1936) is a long-time supporter of Lowell Observatory, currently serving on the Advi
26200Van DorenBenjamin Mark Van Doren (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science c
26264McIntyreNancy McIntyre mentored a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competit
26293Van MuydenDavid Van Muyden mentored a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science compet
26355GrueberJohannes Grueber (1623-1680) was a Jesuit priest, missionary, mathematician and astronomer at the Ch
26357LaguerreFrench mathematician Edmond Nicolas Laguerre (1834-1886) published extensively in geometry and mathe
26488BeiserAntoinette S. Beiser (b. 1956), Lowell Observatory's librarian for twenty years, now concentrates on
26495EichornWill Eichorn (b. 1943) is an amateur astronomer and retired Dow Chemical optical technician, living
26533AlderingGreg Aldering (b. 1962) is a member of Supernova Cosmology Project studying the use of Type Ia super
26586HarshawRichard Harshaw (b. 1951) is an Arizona amateur astronomer who makes measurements of double stars.
26629ZahllerThis minor planet honors the discoverer's mother, Cordelia Zahller Luginbuhl (1927-2001), and the Za
26652KlinglesmithDaniel A. Klinglesmith III (b. 1939) received his Ph.D. in Astrophysics from Indiana University in 1
26811HiesingerHarald Hiesinger (b. 1964) is a planetary geologist at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität in Müns
26849De PaepeHugo de Paepe (b. 1940) is a doctor of medicine and a specialist in orthopaedic surgery, lecturing s
26879HainesPeter Haines (b. 1960), associate professor of geology with the University of Tasmania, has worked i
26908LebesgueHenri-Léon Lebesgue (1875-1941), professor at the Collège de France, is considered one of the greate
26909LefschetzSolomon Lefschetz (1884-1972), professor at Princeton University, made important contributions in al
26935ViredayCarol Claire Vireday (b. 1957) is the wife of the discoverer.
26950LegendreAdrien-Marie Legendre (1752-1833) was a French mathematician who published important treatises on el
26993LittlewoodJohn Edensor Littlewood (1885-1977) was an English mathematician mainly associated with Trinity Coll
27049KrausAdam Levi Kraus (b. 1980) has developed a data-processing pipeline for the MOTESS survey instrument
27094SalgariEmilio Salgari, “King of Adventure” (1862-1911), writer of works that nourished the fantasy of many
27184CiabattariFabrizio Ciabattari (b. 1970) is an Italian amateur astronomer, who has been Director of the Astrono
27239O'DorneyEvan Michael O'Dorney (b. 1993) was a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search, a science co
27267WibergKenneth B. Wiberg (b. 1927) has made many important contributions to the areas of spectroscopy, orga
27320VellingaJoseph Vellinga (b. 1938) is the Flight System Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mis
27348MinkRonald Mink (b. 1970) is the Deputy Project Systems Engineer for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Retu
27349EnosHeather Enos (b. 1968) is the Project Planning and Control Officer for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sampl
27412TeagueThomas Teague (b. 1954) is a barrister in London and a well known amateur astronomer in the U.K. Hi
27413AmbrusterCarol Ambruster (1943-2013) did pioneering research on magnetic activity and flares of cool stars.
27425BakkerAmerican paleontologist Robert T. Bakker (b. 1945) was instrumental in developing modern theories ab
27657BerkheyJoannes Le Francq van Berkhey (1729-1812) was a famous Dutch physician, biologist and naturalist not
27706StrogenJames A. Strogen (b. 1947) assisted in organizing the Palomar Observatory's 1.2-m Schmidt Oschin Tel
27711KirschvinkJoseph L. Kirschvink (b. 1954) is a professor at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.
27719FastWilhelm Fast (1936-2005), a mathematician from Tomsk University, directed a project to measure the a
27758MichelsonGerman-American physicist Albert Abraham Michelson (1852-1931), 1907 Nobel Physics Laureate, refuted
27764von FlüeNiklaus von Flüe (1417-1487), councillor, judge, mystic and father of ten children, saved Switzerlan
27846HoneggerSwiss-French composer Arthur Honegger (1892-1955) was an uncommonly versatile and highly esteemed mu
27899LettermanDavid M. Letterman (b. 1947) is a seven-time Emmy-winning American comedian, actor and producer. He
27922MascheroniLorenzo Mascheroni (1750-1800), professor at the University of Pavia and author of a treatise on sta
27938GuislainJoseph Guislain (1797-1860), one of the first students at the University of Ghent, was appointed hea
27949JonaszMichel Jonasz (b. 1947) is a French poet and singer whose art has inspired and uplifted many observe
27963HartkopfUS astronomer William I. Hartkopf (b. 1951), president of IAU Commission 26 (Double and Multiple Sta
27983BernardiFabrizio Bernardi (b. 1972) worked at the University of Padua on studies of minor planets with the R
27988MenabreaLuigi Federico Menabrea (1809-1896), Piedmontese mathematician and statesman, is best remembered for
28059KiliaanCornelis Kiliaan (ca. 1528-1607) was a Flemish linguist who made the first explanatory dictionary of
28059KiliaanCornelis Kiliaan (ca. 1528-1607) was a Flemish linguist who made the first explanatory dictionary of
28105SantalloRoland Santallo (b. 1943) is an amateur astronomer observing from Tahiti. He has observed many catac
28156McCollAdrienne Brooke McColl (b. 1993) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2011 Intel Inte
28248BarthélémyPierre Barthélémy (b. 1967) is a French scientific journalist working mainly for “Le Monde”, where h
28251GerbaldiMichele Gerbaldi (b. 1944) is a French astronomer specializing in stellar astrophysics. She worked a
28341BingamanMissouri-born Kory Bingaman (b. 1984) is a talented artist and graphic novelist.
28341BingamanMissouri-born Kory Bingaman (b. 1984) is a talented artist and graphic novelist.
28396EymannRaymond Eymann is a French amateur astronomer who built an astronomical observatory at Taissy. The
28475GarrettLawrence Garrett (b. 1959) has been the Assistant Coordinator for the Minor Planets Section of the A
28509FeddersenMatthew Troy Feddersen (b. 1993) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2011 Intel Inte
28519SweetmanMichael Sweetman (b. 1952) has been an amateur astronomer since the early 1960s, becoming an accompl
28564GundermanLane Gunderman (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competitio
28569KallenbachJonah Kallenbach (b. 1995) is a finalist in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competit
28575McQuaidDaniel Conor McQuaid (b. 1995) is a finalist in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, a science comp
28592O'LearyVincent Jacob O'Leary (b. 1995) is a finalist in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, a science com
28599TerenzoniMichael Terenzoni (b. 1964) served as the Astronomy Coordinator at Flandrau Science Center. He late
28601BentonJulius Benton (b. 1949) has been a key member of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (A
28602WestfallJohn Westfall (b. 1938) is Professor Emeritus at San Francisco State University and the former Execu
28603JenkinsJamey Jenkins (b. 1955) is an American amateur astronomer who served as Assistant Coordinator-Archiv
28729MoivreAbraham de Moivre (1667-1754) was born in France but flourished in England. He wrote a major treati
28766MongeWhile a student at the Ecole Royal du Génie, Gaspard Monge (1746-1818) solved a problem relating to
28784DeringerNancy Deringer mentored a finalist in the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for
28803RoeHenry G. Roe (b. 1975), is an assistant astronomer at Lowell Observatory. His research interests inc
28836AshmoreElisabeth Anne Ashmore (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science an
28855BurchellSydney Veronica Burchell (b. 1996) was awarded first place in the 2013 Intel International Science a
29133VargasNorman L. Vargas (b. 1972) assisted in organizing the Palomar Observatory's 1.2-m Schmidt Oschin Tel
29146McHoneJohn F. McHone (b. 1944), a versatile scientist with interests in geology, oceanography and planetar
29148PalzerWolfgang Palzer, of the Astronomische Gesellschaft Urania in Wiesbaden, has observed occultations an
29187Le MonnierPierre Charles Le Monnier (1715–1799) was a French astronomer who, in 1736–1737, accompanied Maupert
29203SchnitgerArp Schnitger (1648-1719) was the most important organ builder in northern Europe during the Baroque
29227WegenerGerman scientist Alfred Wegener (1880-1930) created the theory of continental drift, which explained
29244Van DammeJozef Van Damme (b. 1912) was born in the beautiful village of Kaprijke (East Flanders), not far fro
29298CrulsLuis Cruls (1848-1908) was a Belgian-born Brazilian astronomer and geodesist. Director of the Brazil
29311LesireThough suffering severely from hardness of hearing from an early age and moving from one school to a
29348CriswickJohn Criswick (b. 1963) is a University of Victoria alumnus who, as a result of his passion for astr
29435MordellLouis Joel Mordell (1888-1972) was born in the U.S. but moved to England as a student and spent the
29437MarchaisFrench amateur astronomer Denis Marchais (b. 1976) spent a large part of his time writing the free a
29458PearsonKarl Pearson (1857-1936) was a professor of mathematics and mechanics at University College, London,
29483BoekerKarolin Kleemann-Boeker (b. 1966) and Andreas Boeker (b. 1964) are longtime German amateur astronome
29491PfaffJohann Friedrich Pfaff (1765-1825) was a German mathematician who proposed the first general method
29508BottinelliLucette Bottinelli (1937-2015) was a French radio astronomer from Meudon Observatory, who taught at
29614ShellerWilliam Sheller (b. 1949) is a French composer, singer and pianist. He studied classical music but a
29633WeatherwaxCraig (b. 1947) and Leigh (b. 1947) Weatherwax have helped the astronomy community in southern Calif
29643PlückerJulius Plücker (1801-1868), German mathematician and physicist, proposed that the fundamental elemen
29646PolyaGeorge Polya (1887-1985), a Hungarian-American mathematician, was a prolific researcher in probabili
29647PonceletJean Victor Poncelet (1788-1867) was a French mathematician and engineer and one of the founders of
29696DistasioPenny Distasio (b. 1955) is an amateur astronomer and author. She ran the OPTAS astronomy club for 1
29700SalmonGeorge Salmon (1819-1904) was a fellow in mathematics at Trinity College, Dublin, and later a profes
29750ChleboradCary W. Chleborad (b. 1970) is an amateur astronomer who has been a developer of commercial precisio
29829EngelsFriedrich Engels (1820-1895) was a famous philosopher and the main thinker of dialectical materialis
29832SteinwehrDre Erik Howard Steinwehr (b. 1995) was awarded first place in the 2013 Intel International Science
29837SavageLeonard Jimmie Savage (1917-1971), American statistician, wrote important papers on the foundations
29845WykrotaA couple of Brazilian amateur astronomers, Zininha and Henrique Wykrota were pioneers in the study a
29910SegreCorrado Segre (1863-1924) was a professor of geometry at the University of Turin. He did research o
30042SchmudeRichard Schmude (b. 1958) is Professor of Astronomy at Gordon State College. He has served as Coordi
30097TrainoAlan Traino (b. 1958) is a board member of the Rockland Astronomy Club and the organizer of the ann
30281HorstmanHelen Horstman (b. 1936) is a long-time employee of Lowell Observatory, starting in 1964 and retirin
30305SeveriFrancesco Severi (1879-1961), a student of Corrado Segre and later a professor at the University of
30321McClearyJennifer McCleary (b. 1997) is a finalist in the 2015 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competi
30406MiddlemanElaine Middleman mentored a finalist in the 2015 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science compet
30417StaudtKarl Georg Christian von Staudt (1798-1867), a professor at the University of Erlangen, gave the fir
30425SilvermanEmily Silverman mentored a finalist in the 2015 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competi
30443StieltjesThomas Jan Stieltjes (1856-1894) was a professor at the University of Groningen. He published widel
30445StirlingJames Stirling (1692-1770) was a Scottish mathematician best known for his derivation of an asymptot
30566StokesGeorge Gabriel Stokes (1819-1903) was a British physicist and mathematician noted for his studies of
30718RecordsBrenda Records (b. 1946) served the Indiana University Astronomy Department for more than 20 years.
30775LattuKristan Rosemary Lattu (1947-2003), a member of the JPL technical staff, specialized in space system
30785GreeleyRonald Greeley (b. 1939) has been involved in lunar and planetary studies since 1967. His current r
30786KarkoschkaGerman-born Erich Karkoschka (b. 1955) is an astronomer at the University of Arizona. His field of
30928JeffersonThomas Jefferson (1743-1826), the third president of the United States (1801-1809), will be always r
30955WeiserGerman palaeontologic geologist Thorolf Weiser (b. 1938) published an in situ investigation o
31043SturmCharles-François Sturm (1803-1855) was a Swiss-born French mathematician. He proved a theorem that
31086GehringerNebraskan amateur astronomer and high-school science teacher Thomas P. Gehringer (1953-2002) was a
31113StullJohn Stull has selflessly spent much time and effort to build the observatory at Alfred University f
31174RozelotJean Pierre Rozelot (b. 1942) is a solar astronomer who has worked at Pic du Midi Observatory and at
31189TricomiFrancesco Giacomo Tricomi (1897-1978) was a professor in Torino and a prolific researcher in classic
31190ToussaintRoberta Marie Toussaint (b. 1954) is a U.S. experimental physicist noted for developing biomagnetic
31203HersmanChris Becker Hersman (b. 1964) is the spacecraft systems engineer of the New Horizons Pluto Kuiper B
31231UthmannBarbara Uthmann (1514-1575) is said to have introduced the art of making lace into the Erzgebirge mo
31266TournefortFrench botanist Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708) was the first to made a clear distinction be
31268WeltySandra Welty (b. 1969) is a high-school teacher of English at Kenwood High School, Baltimore County,
31442StarkLawrence W. Stark (b. 1926) has been a pioneering researcher in the application of control and infor
31483CaulfieldSarayu Caulfield (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engi
31522McCutchenJonathan James McCutchen (b. 1999) was awarded first place in the 2014 Intel International Science a
31555WheelerJohn Archibald Wheeler (b. 1911), one of the world's finest theoretical physicists, was a professor
31556ShatnerWilliam Shatner (b. 1931) is a Canadian actor. Best known for portraying Captain James Tiberius Kir
31665VeblenOswald Veblen (1880-1960) was a professor at Princeton and later at the Institute for Advanced Study
31823VièteFrançois Viète (1540-1603) was a French lawyer and mathematician who introduced the modern algebraic
31862GarfinkleRobert A. Garfinkle (b. 1947) is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and author of best-selli
31876JenkensRobert Jenkens (b. 1962) is Deputy Project Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission
31931SipieraPaul P. Sipiera (b. 1948) is a professor of geology and astronomy at Harper College and president of
31956WaldAbraham Wald (1902-1950) was an American statistician whose most important work was the development
31957BraunsteinSimone Braunstein (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Eng
31984UngerAdam Unger (b. 1919), a basket maker by profession, was heavily involved in the construction of the
32014BidaThomas A. Bida (b. 1959) is an instrument scientist at Lowell Observatory. He has developed instrume
32096PuckettTim Puckett (b. 1962) built the Puckett Observatory in Elijay, Georgia, for cometary studies and sup
32564GlassEugene Glass (b. 1926) is an amateur astronomer and loyal supporter of the Rose-Hulman Oakley Observ
32569DemingLeo Deming (b. 1918) is an amateur astronomer and one of the founders of the original observatory at
32571BraytonScott Brayton (1959-1996) tragically lost his life in a crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway jus
32608HallasTony Hallas (b. 1945) trained as a professional photographer and is one of the finest astroimagers.
32621TalcottRichard Talcott (b. 1954) joined the staff of Astronomy magazine in early 1986. Since then, h
32796EhrenfestWorking at the University of Leiden after 1912, Jewish-Austrian physicist Paul Ehrenfest (1880-1933)
32810SteinbachManfred Steinbach (b. 1937), for 27 years with Carl Zeiss, Jena has been a professor of precision in
32890SchwobPierre Schwob (b. 1946) is a software engineer whose eclectic interests bring together studies in co
33027BrouillacLaurent Brouillac (b. 1967), a member of the Association des Utilisateurs de Détecteurs Electronique
33103PintarJames Anthony Pintar (b. 1947) is a U.S. physicist and data and software expert who moved from manag
33154TalentDavid L. Talent was the contractor team leader for the NEAT camera transition to the 1.2-m AMOS tele
33334TuronCatherine Turon (b. 1944) is a French astrometrist working in the field of galactic structure and dy
33335GuibertJean Guibert (b. 1937) is a French astronomer, and the founder and former director of the MAMA (Mach
33402CanizaresClaude R. Canizares (b. 1945) is a renowned physicist, the Bruno Rossi Professor of Physics at MIT,
33480BartolucciOsvaldo Bartolucci (b. 1952), director of a popular observatory near Turin, is known for his tireles
33518StoetzerMyrijam Stoetzer (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engi
33529HendenArne A. Henden (b. 1950) coauthored Astronomical Photometry in 1982. He is currently director
33550BlackburnLee Blackburn (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Enginee
33604McChesneyEvelyn Grace McChesney (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science an
33634StricklerSarah Kay Strickler (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and E
33700GluckmanLeia Ruth Gluckman (b. 2004) is a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competit
33701GottholdZoe Anne Gotthold (b. 2002) is a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competiti
33746SombartJean-Pierre Sombart constructed the 0.4-m Newtonian-Cassegrain telescope at the Pises Observatory an
33747ClinganRoy Clingan (b. 1950) has been a driving force for amateur astronomy in the Arkansas region for many
33800GrossJohn Gross (b. 1959), an amateur astronomer, operates an automated remote access (via Internet) obse
34708GrassetOlivier Grasset (b. 1968) is a planetary scientist and professor at the University of Nantes' Labora
34738HulbertSamuel F. Hulbert (b. 1936) is president of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His visionary lead
35056CullersKent Cullers (b. 1949), the world's first totally blind physicist, devotes his expertise to opening
35087von SydowMax von Sydow (b. 1929), a Swedish screen actor, played in several films under the directorship of I
35197LongmireMatthew J. Longmire (b. 1958) is an electrical engineer who co-founded a small CCD brand that in 199
35222DelbarrioBianca Del Barrio (1943-2006) was the wife of Francesco Gallotti, a member of the Montelupo Astronom
35403LatimerTruett Latimer (b. 1928), devoted husband to Harriet, IMAX film producer and former president of the
36061HaldaneBritish biologist and philosopher of science John Burton Sanderson Haldane (1892-1964) worked on the
36445SmalleyKyle Smalley (b. 1961) is an amateur astronomer and team member of the Powell Observatory Near-Earth
36774KuittinenRisto Kuittinen (b. 1946) was Director General of the Finnish Geodetic Institute during 1998--2011.
37609LaVelleLewis LaVelle McCoy (b. 1946), civic-minded entrepreneur, is a member of the Arizona Science, Techno
37678McClureAlbert Edmund McClure (b. 1938) was an apprentice with Harland and Wolff in 1954 and subsequently an
38070RedwineKelley K. Redwine (b. 1974), an occupational therapist in Tucson, Arizona, is the wife of Shawn Herm
38203SannerGlen Sanner is co-author of the two-volume Night Sky Observer's Guide. A member of the Huach
38237RocheAstronomer and mathematician Edouard Roche (1820-1883), of the University of Montpellier, was known
38250TartoisLucien Tartois (b. 1924) is an amateur astronomer who was secretary of the Société astronomique de F
38268ZenkertArnold Zenkert (b. 1923) was the director of the planetarium and of the Bruno H. Bürgel Memorial Pla
38269GueymardAdolphe G. Gueymard (b. 1913), distinguished Louisiana State University alumnus, is a successful bus
38270WettzellThe Geodetic Fundamental Station Wettzell in the Bavarian Forest supplies observational contribution
38454BorosonTodd A. Boroson (b. 1954) studies the spectra of Active Galactic Nuclei. He is the deputy director o
38540StevensBerton L. Stevens (b. 1951) is an amateur astronomer at the Desert Moon Observatory. Las Cruces, New
38671VerdaguerJacint Verdaguer (1845-1902), born in Folgueroles, Catalonia, is considered one of the greatest poet
39464PöppelmannMatthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (1662-1736) was senior state architect to the court of the Saxonian king
39543AubrietClaude Aubriet (1651-1742), a French painter of natural history, accompanied botanist Joseph Pitton
39564TarsiaRodrigo Dias Tarsia (b. 1946), a Brazilian astrophysicist and retired professor at the Federal Unive
39741KommRudolf Walter Komm (b. 1957) has contributed substantially to the study of solar activity. His studi
39864PoggialiA member of the NATO Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development, Maurizio Poggiali (1965-
39930KalauchWhile still a student, Klaus-Dieter Kalauch (b. 1958), amateur astronomer and teacher of astronomy,
40007VieuxtempsHenri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881), a Belgian composer and violist, was the prominent exponent of the Fran
40441JungmannJosef Jungmann (1773-1847) was a Czech poet, publicist and literary historian and author of the C
40684VanhoeckLuc Vanhoeck (1959-2005) was a Belgian amateur astronomer and pioneer of digital astrophotography.
41206SciannameoFrancesco Sciannameo (b. 1941) is a professor of general surgery and head physician of the general s
41213MimounAlain Mimoun (1921-2013) was a French long-distance runner, and marathon champion at the 1956 Olympi
41279TrentmanRichard Trentman (b. 1939) is an amateur astronomer and team member of the Powell Observatory Near-E
41450MedkeffJeff Medkeff (b. 1968) has provided help and distributed free software for robotic operations of obs
41795WiensRoger Wiens (b. 1960) is deeply involved in space missions. He is the Principal Investigator behind
41943FredrickRichard Fredrick (b. 1953) is an amateur astronomer and team member of the Powell Observatory Near-E
42191ThurmannThe Swiss geologist and naturalist Jules Thurmann (1804-1855), resident in Porrentruy, first explain
42365CaligiuriMichael P. Caligiuri (b. 1954) has been studying the motor pathways of the human brain since 1987 at
42485StendhalStendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle, 1783--1842) was a original and complex French writer of the first half
42487ÅngströmSwedish physicist Anders Jonas Ångström (1814-1874) is a cofounder of astrospectroscopy. He measured
42531McKennaMartin McKenna (b. 1978) was named 2005 Astronomer of the Year by the Irish Federation of Astronomic
42609DaubechiesIngrid Daubechies (b. 1954), a Belgian physicist and mathematician, became professor of applied math
42775BianchiniFrancesco Bianchini (1662-1729), a catholic priest born in Verona, was esteemed by the popes, who as
43293BantingCanadian medical doctor Frederick G. Banting (1891-1941) in 1921 led a breakthrough in the treatment
43724PechsteinMax Pechstein (1881-1955) painted strongly colored pictures and was a leading member of the group of
43763RussertTim Russert (1950-2008), author, Washington bureau chief and political analyst for NBC News, was mod
43767PermekeConstant Permeke (1886-1952), a Belgian painter and sculptor, was a leading figure of Flemish expres
43793MackeyLance Mackey (b. 1970), with his canine athletes, is the first musher to win North America's two pre
43813KühnerStefan Kühner (b. 1970), electronics technician, is an enthusiastic amateur astronomer and experienc
43843CleynaertsNicolas Cleynaerts (Clenardus, 1495-1542) was a Flemish humanist who promoted tolerance between the
43844RowlingThe British author Joanne “Jo” Rowling (b. 1965) is best known for her beloved fantasy series featur
43955FixlmüllerPlacidus Fixlmüller (1721-1791), director of the astronomical observatory of the abbey in Kremsmünst
44001JonquetPierre Jonquet has observed occultations for the European Asteroidal Occultation Network for more th
44027TermainPatricia Ann Termain Eliason (b. 1952) has contributed greatly to our knowledge of the solar system
44039de SahagúnBernardino de Sahagún (1499-1590) was a Franciscan missionary who after arriving in Mexico in 1529 r
44103AldanaFernando Aldana Mayor (b. 1944) played a leading role in developing astrophysics in the Canary Islan
44217WhittleBritish aeronautical engineer and pilot Frank Whittle (1907-1996) was the inventor of the turbo-jet
44263NansoutyCharles Marie Etienne Champion, comte de Nansouty (1815-1895), was a French general and meteorologis
44574LavorattiPiero Lavoratti (b. 1935), an Italian amateur astronomer, has contributed to the construction and re
45027CosquerHenri Cosquer (b. 1950) is a professional diver who in 1985 discovered the cave now named for him ne
45261DecoenYvette Decoen (b. 1951) is an esteemed physics teacher in the Bellinzona College and a friend of the
45298WilliamonRichard Williamon (b. 1946), known for his research on eclipsing stars, has spent his entire career
45700Levi-SettiRiccardo Levi-Setti (b. 1928) is a world-renowned expert on trilobites who has written three edition
46392BertolaFrancesco Bertola (b. 1937) is professor of astrophysics and director of the astronomy department at
46513AmpzingSamuel Ampzing (1590-1632) was a Dutch minister, poet and purist. In 1617 he wrote a description of
46514LasswitzIn a poem by German philosopher Kurd Lasswitz (1848-1910) the sweetheart of a student of Argelander
46719PlantadeFounder of the Royal Society of Sciences of Montpellier, François de Plantade (1670-1741) was involv
46793PhinneyJeffrey L. Phinney's (b. 1957) love of the sky brought him to Palomar Observatory in 1985. After a
46829McMahonJay W. McMahon (b. 1982) has carried out fundamental research on the dynamics and evolutionary behav
47002HarlingtenCaisey Harlingten (b. 1947) is an amateur astronomer interested in various scientific projects. Wit
47044McpainterJohn D. McClusky (1914-1994) was a dedicated artist who portrayed the town of Fredericksburg, Texas,
48047HoughtenChristopher Houghten (b. 1963), of Rutland, Vermont, developed a non-computer-based system to allow
48070ZizzaFrank Zizza is associate professor of mathematics at the University of Arizona South and past presid
48300KronkGary W. Kronk (b. 1956) is an amateur astronomer, programmer-analyst and writer who was so inspired
48681ZeilingerAnton Zeilinger (b. 1945) is a much-honored professor of experimental physics in Innsbruck and Vienn
48801PenningerJosef Penninger (b. 1964), director of the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Acad
48960ClouetBernard Clouet (b. 1931) was general secretary of the French Astronomical Society and an observer of
49501BassoAntonella Basso (b. 1972) is a very dear friend of the discoverer. A lawyer by profession, she has
49700MatherU.S. cosmologist John Mather (b. 1946) led the team that constructed the Cosmic Background Explorer
50033PerelmanGrigorij (Grisha) Yakovlevich Perelman (b. 1966) made landmark contributions to Riemannian geometry
50251IorgCaroll Iorg (b. 1946) is a most enthusiastic amateur astronomer having been President of the Astron
50412EwenHarry Ewen (b. 1957) is a Canadian amateur astronomer who devotes his time to astronomical education
51663LovelockJames E. Lovelock (b. 1919) is a chemist, inventor, earth system scientist and author. He is best k
51985KirbyJack Kirby (1917-1994) is regarded as a major innovator in comic art. His style set the standard for
52226SaenredamPieter Jansz Saenredam (1597-1665) was a Dutch Baroque-era painter and engraver noted for his surpri
52295KöppenWladimir Köppen (1846-1940) was a Russian-German botanist-climatologist. He developed the most popul
52341BallmannHelga Ballmann (b. 1954) is the personal assistant of the Director of the Astronomisches Rechen-Inst
52457EnquistAnna Enquist (b. 1945) is a Dutch author and poet, who studied psycho-analysis at Leiden and piano a
52589MontviloffCurrent president of the Société Astronomique de Montpellier, Nicolas Montviloff was cofounder of th
53237SimonsonWalter Simonson (b. 1946) is an American comic book writer and artist. He has written and/or illustr
53250BeucherJacqueline Beucher (b. 1947) has been a tireless promoter of astronomy for several decades. She has
53253ZeilerMichael Zeiler (b. 1956) is a technical writer at the Environmental Systems Research Institute who h
53256SinitiereRobert Sinitiere (b. 1950) is an amateur astronomer and pharmacist. His lifelong interest in astron
53468VarrosGeorge Varros (b. 1959) is an amateur astronomer who helped NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office popu
54810MolleighMolleigh Elena Struble (1994-2010) grew up near Yerkes Observatory, where she volunteered for educat
54820SvendersSven Treitel (b. 1929) and Enders Robinson (b. 1930) co-authored a landmark series of papers that fo
54863GasnaultOlivier Gasnault (b. 1973) specializes in remote sensing and is deeply involved in the exploration o
54902CloseGary Close (1940-1999) worked with the Science Museum of western Virginia for 18 years, lastly as th
54963SotinChristophe Sotin (b. 1958) is a senior research scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and direc
55320BuslerWilliam J. Busler (b. 1944) has had a long and distinguished career as a researcher and teacher in t
55428CappellaroEnrico Cappellaro (b. 1957) is chief astronomer of the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics a
55543NemeghaireJean Nemeghaire (b. 1949) has been an assistant at the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium sin
55561MadenbergJanet A. Stevens (née Madenberg, b. 1950) is an amateur astronomer who started a loaner telescope pr
57901HitchensChristopher E. Hitchens (b. 1949), an intellectual of broad interests who lists “disputation” among
58214AmorimRegina Helena Caldas de Amorim (b. 1948) is a Brazilian neuro-pediatrician at Belo Horizonte (Minas
58364FeierbergAs a graduate student at the University of Arizona Michael Feierberg (b. 1955) was involved in the e
58460Le MouélicStephane Le Mouélic (b. 1972) is a research engineer at the University of Nantes, who specializes in
58499StüberEberhard Stüber (b. 1927) is director of the natural science museum “Haus der Natur” in Salzburg. U
58535PattilloLeonard Pattillo (b. 1926), a founding member and former officer of the Fort Bend Astronomy Club, ha
58579EhrenbergEleonora Gayerová of Ehrenberg (1832-1912) was the first representative of the role of Mařenka in Sm
58607WenzelWolfgang Wenzel (b. 1929), astronomer at the Sonneberg Observatory, Thuringia, was among the first t
58672RemigioScarfi Remigio, a geologist, mathematics teacher and amateur astronomer, has been an active promoter
58896SchlosserWolfhard Schlosser (b. 1940) was a professor at Bochum University from 1969 until his retirement in
59232SfiligoiVincenzo Sfiligoi (b. 1932), a public accountant in the Italian province of Gorizia until 1990, also
59388MonodJacques Monod (1910-1976) was a French biologist who received the Nobel prize in 1965 for his work o
59390HabermasGerman philosopher Jürgen Habermas (b. 1929) is a member of the Frankfurt Institute for Social Resea
59793ClapièsFrench mathematician and cartographer Jean de Clapiès (1670-1740) was involved with Plantade in the
60183FalconeGiovanni Falcone (1939-1992) was an Italian magistrate who fought against organized crime.
60622PritchetChristopher J. Pritchet (b. 1950) is a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Victo
61195MartinoliPiero Martinoli (b. 1941) is professor of physics and leader of the superconductivity research group
61342LovejoyAustralian amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy is a visual comet observer who also pioneered comet disc
61401SchiffIn 1960 Leonard Schiff (1915-1971) proposed the use of orbiting gyroscopes to check some of the effe
61912StorrsAlex Storrs (b. 1960) is an astronomer and professor at Towson State University. He is known for de
61913LanningHoward Lanning (1946-2007) validated astronomical software and assisted astronomers at Mount Wilson,
62071VoegtliChristian Voegtli (b. 1959) studied theoretical physics in Basel. For many years he has been interes
63068MoraesPortuguese writer Wenceslau de Moraes (1854-1929) is known for introducing the culture of Tokushima
63528KocherhansJoseph G. Kocherhans (b. 1929) participated extensively in the recovery of Badlands Observatory afte
65159SprowlsMarlene Sprowls Durig has supported the research and helped edit the publications of her husband (an
65241SeeleyBob Seeley (b. 1929) is an accomplished Detroit pianist, playing music from Gershwin and Debussy to
65657HubeAt the University of Alberta, Douglas P. Hube (b. 1941) has specialized in the study of short-perio
65672MerrickIn spite of facing the challenge of a rare form of leukemia, Dawson Tate Merrick (1999-2009) excelle
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67235FairbankWilliam Martin Fairbank (1917-1989), professor emeritus of physics at Stanford University, earned hi
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71885DenningBritish amateur astronomer William Frederick Denning (1848-1931) was renowned for his visual study o
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80675KwentusPeter (1923-1985) and Virginia “Ginger” (1929-2008) Kwentus were members and devoted supporters of t
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82232HeubergerRobert Heuberger (b. 1922) and his wife Ruth (b. 1924), entrepreneurs in Winterthur, are esteemed fr
82896VaubaillonJeremie Vaubaillon (b. 1976) is a French astronomer working at IMCCE, Observatoire de Paris. His ma
82926JacqueyAnne-Marie Jacquey, treasurer of the Société Astronomique de Montpellier for more than 15 years, is
83956PanuzzoPasquale Panuzzo (b. 1972) is an Italian astronomer working for the development of the SPIRE instrum
84224KyteFrank Kyte (b. 1949) studies the meteoritic component of distal impact deposits. He discovered the
84225VerishGeologist Robert S. Verish (b. 1947), an engineering contractor for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, i
85004CrombieM. Katherine Crombie (b. 1970) is a member of the OSIRIS-REx science team with responsibility for da
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85015GaskellRobert Gaskell (b. 1945) is a Senior Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute. He is known for
85121LoehdeFranklin C. Loehde (b. 1936) is a retired science educator in Edmonton. He was involved in successfu
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85386PaytonWalter “Sweetness” Payton (1954-1999) was one of the greatest running backs ever to play in the Nati
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85511CelnikWerner E. Celnik (b. 1953) studied astrophysics and is a longtime German amateur astronomer. He ser
85512RieugnieYvon (b. 1932), Marc (b. 1966) and Delphine (b. 1960) Rieugnie helped many French amateur astronomer
85559VillecrozeThe discoverer is thankful for having completed her undergraduate degree in physics and astronomy, g
85773GutbezahlJennifer Gutbezahl (b. 1963) was deeply involved in the evaluation of the NASA Space Science Mission
85878GuzikT. Gregory Guzik (b. 1952), a Professor at Louisiana State University, researched cosmic rays while
89664PignataGiuliano Pignata (b. 1972), a member of the Asiago-DLR Asteroid Survey, contributes in a decisive wa
89739RampazziFrancesca Rampazzi (b. 1945), a communications specialist, is responsible for communication and edit
89956LeibacherJohn W. Leibacher (b. 1941) is the principal investigator of the Global Oscillation Network Group (G
90138DiehlJacqueline (Jackie) Diehl (b. 1963), the first chair of the White Sands Star Party, has promoted ast
90140GómezdonetJosep Juliá Gómez Donet, a friend of the discoverer, is one of the pioneers in CCD astrometric obser
90288DalleaveSergio Dalle Ave (b. 1955), technician and night assistant at the Asiago Astrophysical Observatory s
90397RaschCharlie Rasch (1937-2011) was a well-known Jazz/Ragtime pianist in the Detroit area of Michigan. He
90429WetmoreShirley R. Wetmore ( b. 1947) was the senior curator at the University of Arizona Mineral Museum. I
90446TruesdellRobert Truesdell (b. 1967) is a Tucson businessman and gifted amateur paleontologist specializing in
90447EmansMike Emans (b. 1944) is a Seattle-area retired computer operations manager formerly with the Departm
90472MahabalAshish Mahabal (b. 1970) is a scientist at the California Institute of Technology. He has participa
90479DonalekCiro Donalek (b. 1973) is a computational scientist who has applied machine learning to the analysis
90480UlrichCarl Ulrich (b. 1925) is a fossil preparator, known for his work on the fossils of the Green River F
90820McCannJeff McCann (b. 1962) was the AMOS Commander during the early years of the twenty-first century. He
90918JasinskiChristian Jasinski (b. 1963) was the first webmaster of the Association des Utilisateurs de Détecteu
90944PujolMichel Pujol (b. 1957) created an ethernet microcontroller designed for CCD cameras used by members
91422GiraudonEdmond Giraudon (b. 1924), a professor in mechanical engineering and a popularizer of astronomy, ini
91428CortesiSergio Cortesi (b. 1932) has been the director of the Specola Solare Locarno-Monti since 1957. He w
91898MargnettiGiuseppe Margnetti (b. 1960) is a keen winemaker and artist living in the Swiss town of Camorino wit
92297MonradIngrid “Twink” Monrad (b. 1945) is a meteorite hunter in Tucson, Arizona. With Jim Kriegh and John
92300HagelinJerry Hagelin (b. 1938) is well known throughout the state of Arizona for his selfless work with chi
92525DelucchiFausto Delucchi (b. 1947) is a Swiss amateur astronomer in Vico Morcote. He shares his astronomical
92578BenecchiRobert J. Benecchi (b. 1966), husband of the discoverer, is a hardware design engineer who has contr
92585FumagalliFrancesco Fumagalli (b. 1958) is an Italian telescope maker and amateur astronomer who observes vari
92891BlessRobert C. Bless (b. 1927) served on the astronomy faculty at the University of Wisconsin in Madison
93102LeroyPhysical sciences teacher and amateur astronomer Valère Leroy (b. 1961) has also been an active memb
95219BorgmanMachinist, carpenter, electrician, plumber, programmer, amateur astronomer and leader, Dennis Borgma
95247SchalanskyJudith Schalansky (b. 1980) is a German writer. She has degrees in both History of Art and Communic
95771LachatDamien Lachat (b. 1977) is an electronics engineer who works at the Swiss Federal Office of Metrolog
95793BrockBrad Brock (b. 1955) is a manager with IBM Information Technology and Services. He has also been ve
95824ElgerThomas Gwyn Empy Elger (1836-1897) was a British selenographer who was the first Director of the Lun
95882LongshawNigel Longshaw (b. 1963) is a committee member of the British Astronomical Association Lunar Section
95935GregoPeter Grego (b. 1966) is a British amateur astronomer and author of many books on observational astr
95982BeishJeff Beish (b. 1940) has been an avid amateur astronomer since the 1970s, serving in the Mars Sectio
96178RochambeauJean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau (1725-1807), was commander of the French Exped
96200OschinSamuel Oschin (1914-2003) was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. The 48-inch Oschin Schmi
96217GronchiGiovanni-Federico Gronchi (b. 1970) carries out research at the University of Pisa on celestial mech
96327UllmannLiv Ullmann (b. 1938), Norwegian screen actress and movie director, made the groundbreaking picture
96623LeaniAchille Leani (b. 1924) was one of the founders of the International Union of Amateur Astronomers.
97637BlennertJohn Blennert (b. 1951) is a meteorite hunter in Tucson, Arizona, one of three co-discoverers of the
99201SattlerBirgit I. Sattler (b. 1969) is a member of the department of limnology and zoology at the University
99262BleusteinMarcel Bleustein-Blanchet (1906-1996) established the Foundation of the Vocation in 1960. The found
99824PolnareffMichel Polnareff (b. 1944) is a French singer and a songwriter who has been very popular since his 1
99928BrainardBradley J. Brainard (b. 1955) is a surgeon at the Tucson Orthopedic Institute. He has also held a r
100007PetersChristian Heinrich Friedrich Peters (1813-1890) was a German-American astronomer and a prolific disc
100077TertzakianPeter Tertzakian (b. 1961) of Calgary, Alberta, is an author and energy economist with training in g
100231MonceauHenri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700-1782), a French physician, naval engineer and botanist, served
100268RosenthalHans Rosenthal (1925-1987) survived World War II in Berlin as a Jew hidden by three courageous women
100519BombigItalian teacher Anna Bombig (b. 1919) is poetess of the Italian region of Friuli and a tender singer
100596PerrettKathryn M. Perrett (b. 1971), an authority in the field of galactic dynamics, formation and evolutio
100940MaunderEdward Walter Maunder (1851-1925), a British astronomer, was the driving force in the foundation of
101331SjöströmVictor Sjöström (1879-1960), the father of Swedish film and one of the masters of world cinema, was
101383KarloffBoris Karloff, born William Henry Pratt (1887-1969), was an English actor who attained cultural icon
101713MarstonWilliam Moulton Marston (1893-1947) was an American psychologist, author, inventor, and creator of t
101722PursellWallace Pursell (b. 1929) is a co-founder of the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society and a lifelong ama
101723FingerMilton “Bill” Finger (1914-1974) was a comic book writer who created the major characters Batman (wi
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103740BudingerDonald V. Budinger (b. 1942) is chairman and founding director of the Rodel Foundations dedicated to
105211SandenBernard (Bernie) Emerson Sanden (b. 1954) is an American amateur astronomer. Every year since 1994,
106537McCarthyRobynn McCarthy (a.k.a. “Swoopy”) produces and co-hosts Skepticality, a podcast talk show tha
106545ColandunoDerek Colanduno produces and co-hosts Skepticality, a podcast talk show that reports science
107223RiperoJosé Ripero (b. 1955), an active observer for 35 years, has made more than 60 000 brightness es
107393BernaccaPier Luigi Bernacca (1940-2013), associate professor of Astronomy, was Director for several years of
108072OdifreddiPiergiorgio Odifreddi (b. 1950) is an Italian mathematician and logician. Fond of the history of sc
108113MazaJosé María Maza (b. 1948) has discovered 100 supernovae in 30 years of searching. From 1990 to 1996
108201Di BlasiGiuseppe Di Blasi (1988-2005) was a cousin of Dario Di Maria, one of the discoverers. An Italian st
108953PieraertsGodfried Thomas Pieraerts (1908-1984) was Father at the Norbertine Abbey of Park Louvain (Belgium) a
109097HamuyMario Hamuy (b. 1960) is a Professor of Astronomy at the University of Chile. He is well known for
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111558BarrettMichael Barrett (b. 1955) is an avid eclipse chaser who has observed over 14 total or annular solar
111818DeforestCraig DeForest (b. 1968) is an inventor of data-analysis methods for studying the sun, including ste
112233KammererAndreas Kammerer (b. 1958) is an amateur astronomer and physicist who led the German comet section <
113355GesslerNick Gessler (b. 1945) is co-director of UCLA's Human Complex Systems Program. He teaches hands-on m
113394NieburTrained as an astrophysicist, Susan Niebur (1978-2012) was a former Discovery Program Scientist at N
113949BahcallJohn Norris Bahcall (1934-2005) was an American astrophysicist, best known for his contributions to
113952SchrammDavid Norman Schramm (1945-1997) was an American theoretical astrophysicist known for his use of ast
114022BizyaevDmitry Bizyaev (b. 1969) is a Russian-American astronomer and a significant contributor to the Sloan
114023HarvanekMichael J. Harvanek (b. 1963) is an American astronomer and a significant contributor to the Sloan D
115326WehingerPeter A. Wehinger (b. 1938) is a staff astronomer and development officer at the University of Arizo
115449RobsonMonty Robson, citizen scientist and community educator, is the founder and current director of the M
116446McDermidStuart McDermid (b. 1952), a senior research scientist in JPL's Science Division, has developed Tabl
117329SpencerHenry Spencer (b. 1955) is a Canadian computer scientist and small-satellite engineer. He has been
117439RosnerArnie Rosner and Nancy Rosner are well-known photographers from Fountain Valley, California. Arnie
117539CellettiAlessandra Celletti (b. 1962) is an associate professor at the University of Roma “Tor Vergata”, whe
117572HutsebautRobert Hutsebaut (b. 1941) is a Belgian amateur astronomer with a particular interest in minor plane
117711DegenfeldBerta Degenfeld-Schomburg (1843-1928) was a Hungarian amateur astronomer who took part in the work o
117736SherrodClay Sherrod (b. 1949) is the founder and director of the Arkansas Sky Observatories, established in
120040PagliariniSilvano Pagliarini (b. 1950) built the public amateur observatory “Padre Angelo Secchi” in Castelnov
120074BassHarry Bass (b. 1935) graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1960. In 1977,
120103DoleroDominique Lherault (b. 1945) is the maiden name of the discoverer's wife. The discoverer thanks his
120120KankelborgAn avid and well-rounded astrophysicist, Charles Kankelborg (b. 1967) develops innovative instrument
120153HoekengaB. Christine Hoekenga (b. 1981) worked on the OSIRIS-REx mission as the social media lead in the Pri
120349KalasJohn (b. 1948) and Elizabeth (b. 1949) Kalas are active in proselytizing the night sky at public eve
120361GuidoErnesto Guido (b. 1977) is an Italian amateur astronomer whose main interests lie in the astrometry
120375KugelFrançois Kugel (b. 1959) is a very active comet observer. He founded the Observatoire Chante-Perdri
121022GallianoRichard Galliano (b. 1950) is a French accordionist. Inspired by his friend and mentor Astor Piazzol
121313TamsinBelgian amateur astronomer Frank Tamsin (b. 1964) has been editor of the Belgian astronomical magazi
121756SotomejiasVanessa Soto-Mejias (b. 1982) contributed to the NASA OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission as R
121865DauvergneJean Luc Dauvergne (b. 1976) is a French scientific journalist working at the astronomical magazine
124075KetelsenOptician Dean Ketelsen (b. 1953), senior research specialist at the University of Arizona's Steward
125071LugosiBéla Lugosi (1883-1956) was a Hungarian actor best known for his portrayal of Count Dracula in the B
127005PratchettTerence David John (“Terry”) Pratchett (b. 1948) is a popular English author known for his richly de
127516OravetzDaniel J. Oravetz (b. 1984) is an American astronomer and a significant contributor to the Sloan Dig
127545CrismanJames R. Crisman (b. 1937) founded the Astronomy Club of Sun City West (Arizona) in 1986 and served
128177GriffioenRoger Griffioen (b. 1934) served 37 years at Calvin College, including seven years as academic dean
128474ArbaciaPatricio Dominguez Ärbacia” (1964-2013) was professor of paleontology at the Complutense University
128562MurdinPaul Geoffrey Murdin (b. 1942) held senior positions at the Royal Greenwich Observatory and other ma
128925ConwellJames Conwell (b. 1952) has been a professor at Eastern Illinois University since 1985, and the dire
129099SpoelhofWilliam Spoelhof (b. 1909) served as president of Calvin College from 1951 to 1976. Among his achie
129234SillyDidier Silly (b. 1950), a long-time colleague and friend of the discoverer, recently started a busin
129564ChristyJames Walter Christy (b. 1938), for many years on the staff of the U.S. Naval Observatory, is the di
130078TaschnerRudolf Taschner (b. 1953), professor of mathematics at the Technical University of Vienna, was named
131186PauluckasPaul Luckas (b. 1962) has shown great dedication in creating and maintaining a fully automated obser
131245BakichAs senior editor of Astronomy, Michael E. Bakich (b. 1953) serves as a science popularizer.
132445GaertnerChristian Gaertner (1705-1782), a craftsman and merchant in Tolkewitz, Germany, was an amateur astro
132718KeményHungarian-born U.S. mathematician John George Kemény (1926-1992) was best known for co-developing th
132719LambeyBernard Lambey (b. 1934), an animator and a popularizer of astronomy, is a cofounder of the Astronom
132798KürtiStefan Kürti (b. 1960) is a Slovakian amateur astronomer with a focus on minor planets. Among his d
132820MiskotteKoen Miskotte (b. 1962) is a Dutch confectioner and amateur astronomer whose main interests lie in m
132824GalambJózsef Galamb (1881-1955) was a Hungarian-born U.S. mechanical engineer who joined the Ford Motor Co
132904NotkinGeoffrey Notkin (b. 1961) is co-host of the popular Science Channel series Meteorite Men and
133008SneddenStephanie Snedden (b. 1950) is an American astronomer and a significant contributor to the Sloan Dig
133009WattersShannon P. Watters (b. 1972) is an American astronomer and a significant contributor to the Sloan Di
133528CeragioliRoger Ceragioli (b. 1959) is senior optician at the University of Arizona's Steward Mirror Laborator
133854WargetzAnnie Wargetz (b. 1979) worked on the OSIRIS-REx mission as social media lead and then as the techni
134124SubirachsJose M. Subirachs (b. 1927), a universal sculptor and painter, is considered by many to be the most
134135SteigerwaldWilliam Steigerwald (b. 1967) worked on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission as a science w
134150BralowerHarrison L. Bralower (b. 1988) worked as a student engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Techno
134244De YoungMike De Young (b. 1954) has taught at the Rehoboth Christian School since 1977. He was selected in
135069GagnereauEric Gagnereau (b. 1955), an animator and a popularizer of astronomy, specializes in building both m
135268HaigneréClaudie (b. 1957) and Jean-Pierre Haigneré (b. 1948) are both members of the European Space Agency c
135978AgüerosMarcel Agüeros (b. 1973) is a French-Puerto Rican astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital
135979AllamSahar Allam (b. 1964) is an Egyptian astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, b
136367GierlingerRichard Gierlinger (b. 1967) is an Austrian amateur astronomer and telescope builder, who has discov
137165AnnisJim Annis (b. 1961) is an American astronomer and a builder of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and the
137217RacahItalian-born Giulio (Yoel) Racah (1909-1965) was a founder of physics in Israel. He worked with En
137632RamsauerAlfred Ramsauer (b. 1928) has been a member of the Linzer Astronomische Gemeinschaft since 1952.
138221BaldryIvan Baldry (b. 1971) is a British astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. He
140602BerlindAndreas Berlind (b. 1972) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Surve
140980BlantonMichael Blanton (b. 1973) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Surve
142014NeirinckFrench-born Pierre Neirinck (b. 1926) headed the Satellite Orbits Group at Appleton Laboratory in th
142562GraetzThe German Officer Paul Graetz (1875-1968) was the first person to cross southern Africa by automobi
142752BoroskiWilliam Boroski (b. 1960) is an active participant in the American astronomical community and a cont
142753BriegelCharlie Briegel (b. 1949) is an American computer scientist and a contributor to the Sloan Digital S
142754BrunnerRobert Brunner (b. 1968) is an American astrophysicist and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Su
142755CastanderFrancisco J. Castander (b. 1968) is a Spanish astronomer and a builder of the Sloan Digital Sky Surv
142757CollingeMatthew Collinge (b. 1979) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Surv
142758ConnollyAndy Connolly (b. 1966) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey,
142759CoveyKevin Covey (b. 1977) is an American astronomer at Lowell Observatory and a contributor to the Sloan
142760CsabaiIstvan Csabai (b. 1965) is a Hungarian physicist and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey,
142822CzarapataPaul Czarapata (b. 1947) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
144907WhitehorneMary Lou Whitehorne, currently second vice-president of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, ha
145445Le FlochJean-Christophe Le Floch (b. 1965) is a French amateur astronomer who specializes in observing the s
145562ZurbriggenBernard Zurbriggen (b. 1943) is an emeritus professor of natural science. A promoter of astronomy i
147693PiccioniGiuseppe Piccioni (b. 1965), known for work on infrared imaging sensors, has consulted for several I
148604ShobbrookJohn Shobbrook (b. 1948) is a friend and loyal supporter of the Rose-Hulman Oakley Observatory, wher
148707DodelsonScott Dodelson (b. 1959) is an American physicist and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey,
149244KrieghJames D. Kriegh (1928-2007) was a civil engineering professor at the University of Arizona and the f
149968TrondalOdd Trondal (b. 1951), a member of the Norwegian Astronomical Society since 1968, was elected a Memb
150035WilliamsonBruce Williamson (b. 1953) has been the senior technician and precision machinist operating and main
152188MorriconeOne of the most famous film composers of the twentieth century, Ennio Morricone (b. 1928) is also on
152233Van TillHoward J. Van Till (b. 1938) was a physics professor at Calvin College from 1965 until 1997. During
152319PynchonThomas R. Pynchon, Jr. (b. 1937) is an American novelist. He was the winner of the 1974 U.S. Nation
152533AggasSteven Aggas is an Arizona engineer in liquid crystal displays and light- emitting diodes holding 20
153078GiovaleJohn P. Giovale (b. 1943) served as chairman of the Lowell Observatory Advisory Board during 2001--2
153284FriemanJoshua Frieman (b. 1959) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
154141KertészAndré Kertész (1894-1985) was a photographer known for his ground-breaking contributions to photogra
154378HennessyGregory Hennessy (b. 1963) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Surv
154660KavelaarsJohn J. Kavelaars (b. 1966) is an associate research officer at the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysi
154938BessermanLawrence Besserman (b. 1945) is a specialist in medieval and early modern periods of English Literat
155083BannekerBenjamin Banneker (1731-1806) was a freeborn African-American farmer, clockmaker, writer and scienti
155948MaquetLucie Maquet (b. 1985) studies cometary non-gravitational forces at IMCCE, Observatoire de Paris. Sh
156542HoggDavid W. Hogg (b. 1970) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey,
156631MargitanIn multiple managerial roles and as an atmospheric research scientist, James Margitan (b. 1951) set
156939OdegardJohn D. Odegard (1941-1998), born in Minot, North Dakota, was an aviation visionary who started the
156990ClaerboutJon Claerbout (b. 1938) is a prolific contributor to the theory and art of exploration seismology.
157194SaddlemyerLeslie K. Saddlemyer (b. 1959) is a systems engineer at the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Nati
157258LeachSidney (“Sid”) Leach (b. 1951) and Gloria Leach (b. 1958) have spread their enthusiasm for astronomy
157494DurhamSteve Durham (b. 1951) and his wife Marge (b. 1948) have worked tirelessly to promote astronomy to p
157541WachterManfred Wachter (1938-2000) was a German telescope maker. He founded his company in 1963 in Stuttgar
157640BaumelerMartin Baumeler (b. 1936) is a skilled artisan who devised techniques for installing the telescope a
157747MandrykaNikita Mandryka (b. 1940), a native of Bizerte, Tunisia, studied in France, where he became a well-k
158589SnodgrassColin Snodgrass (b. 1981) is an astronomer at the European Southern Observatory. His work centers o
158623PeraliMirella Perali (b. 1931), an amateur astronomer from an early age, developed a keen interest in sola
158913KreiderChristian Kreider (b. 1957) is an active French amateur astronomer.
159409RatteHyacinthe de Ratte (1722-1805) was barely twenty years old when he was named general secretary of th
159826KnappGillian (Jill) Knapp (b. 1944) is an Anglo-American astronomer and a Founding Mother of the Sloan Di
161092ZsigmondVilmos Zsigmond (b. 1930) is an Academy Award-winning Hungarian-American cinematographer who chronic
161207LidzAdam Lidz (b. 1973) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, bes
161215LovedayJonathan Loveday (b. 1963) is a British astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
161315de ShalitAmos de Shalit (1926-1969) was an Israeli nuclear physicist who made important contributions to the
161545FerrandoRafael Ferrando (b. 1966) founded Pla D'Arguines Observatory in Segorbe, Valencia, in 1996. A very
161546SchneeweisScott Schneeweis (b. 1962), a U.S. Navy Lt. Commander currently stationed at Fr. Huachuca, Arizona,
162166MantschPaul Mantsch (b. 1941) is an American particle and astro-particle physicist and one of the builders
162466MargonBruce Margon (b. 1948) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
162937PrêtreHeart surgeon René Prêtre (b. 1957), voted Swiss of the Year in 2009, treats children in both Switze
163624MoorthyBhasker Moorthy (b. 1978) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Surve
163625MunnJeff Munn (b. 1961) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
163640NewbergHeidi Jo Newberg (b. 1965) is an American astronomer who wrote Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) softw
163641NicholRobert Nichol (b. 1966) is an British observational cosmologist and a long-term contributor to the S
164587TaeschPaul Taesch (b. 1927) initiated the discoverer into observing the night sky when she was a teenager.
164791NicinskiTom Nicinski (b. 1960) is an American software engineer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky S
164792OwenRussell Owen (b. 1959) is an American engineer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, be
165067PaulsA. Georg Pauls (b. 1958) is an engineer with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known as the SDSS Ca
165192NeugentKathryn F. Neugent (b. 1987), research assistant at Lowell Observatory and computer scientist at the
165612StackpoleMichael Stackpole (b. 1957), currently living in Arizona, is a prolific and popular science fiction
166745PindorBartosz Pindor (b. 1975) is an Canadian astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
166749SesarBranimir Sesar (b. 1980) is a Croatian-American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sk
166944SetonElizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (1774-1821) was an educator, spiritual leader and saint. She was the fou
167852MaturanaAngelica Maturana (b. 1971) is a dear friend of the first discoverer. Born in Santiago, she studied
167875KrommingaAlbion Kromminga (b. 1933) was a physics professor at Calvin College from 1965 until retiring in 199
168948SilvestriNicole Silvestri (b. 1973) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Surv
169299SirkoEdwin Sirko (b. 1978) is a former American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Sur
170006StoughtonChris Stoughton (b. 1959) is an American astronomer and a builder of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, k
170007StratevaIskra Strateva (b. 1975) is a Bulgarian-born, former American astronomer and a contributor to the Sl
170010SzalayAlex Szalay (b. 1975) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, k
170011SzkodyPaula Szkody (b. 1948) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey,
170023VogeleyMichael S. Vogeley (b. 1965) is an American astronomer, a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Surve
170906ColucheMichel Colucci (1944-1986), better known as Coluche, was a French comedian and actor, famous for his
171112SickafooseJ. Lorin (b. 1944) and Tanalynne (1945-2006) Sickafoose offered unwavering support and encouragement
171171PriorRichard M. Prior (b. 1942) is a Professor of Physics who earned a PhD. in Nuclear Physics at the Uni
171429HunsteadRichard (Dick) W. Hunstead (b. 1943) is an Australian astronomer who has spent most of his career in
172269TatorMichael Tator (1956-2009) was a German amateur astronomer and co-founder of Turtle Star Observatory
172317WalterbosRene Walterbos (b. 1957) is a Dutch/American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky S
172850CoppensA native of Vannes (Brittany, France), Yves Coppens (b. 1934) is an internationally known paleoanthr
172947BaeyensDennis A. Baeyens (b. 1946) is a molecular Biologist who earned a PhD at Michigan State University.
172996StookePhilip John Stooke (b. 1952), a geographer at the University of Western Ontario, studies the history
173002DorfiErnst Dorfi (b. 1956) is a professor of theoretical astrophysics at the University of Vienna and one
174365ZibettiStefano Zibetti (b. 1976) is an Italian astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
174466ZuckerDaniel Zucker (b. 1968) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey,
174801EtscornFrank Etscorn (b. 1945), a professor of psychology at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology,
175046CorporonSerge Corporon (b. 1948), a retired electronics engineer, works with the discoverer in constructing
175476MacheretAugustin Macheret (b. 1938) was professor of law at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, and rec
175629LambertiniGiovanni Lambertini (1916-1997) was an Italian friar and enthusiast of science who taught physics an
175726BordaJean-Charles, chevalier de Borda (1733-1799), was a French scientist and sailor. Born in Dax, his m
177415QuelozDidier Queloz (b. 1966) is a Swiss astrophysicist at Geneva University. In 1995, with Michel Mayor,
178008PicardClaude Picard (1942-2008), an “Arts et Métiers” engineer, joined the Societé Astronomique de France
179678RietmeijerFrans J.M. Rietmeijer (b. 1949) is a Dutch-born planetary geologist specializing on interplanetary d
179875BudavariTamas Budavari (b. 1973) is a Hungarian physicist and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey,
180367VonfeldtKevin Joseph VonFeldt (1983-2009), of Stafford, Texas, husband of Thanh, son of Randy and Mary and b
180643CardoenDany Cardoen (b. 1949) is a French amateur astronomer and optician. In Puimichel in 1986 he built an
180739BarbetAlix Barbet (b. 1940) directs research in archaeology, her own specialty being Roman mosaics. She h
183288EyerLaurent Eyer (b. 1965) is a Swiss astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best
183294LangbroekMarco Langbroek (b. 1970) is a Dutch archeologist and amateur astronomer whose main interests lie in
183403GalRoy Gal (b. 1973), is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best
183635HelmiAmina Helmi (b. 1970), is an Argentinian-Dutch astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky
184064MinerEllis D. Miner (b. 1937) was a JPL astronomer and scientist on the science teams of Mariner and Viki
184275LaffraMaurice Laffra (1886-1936) established the Orchestre Symphonique du Creusot in 1920 and served as it
184318FosanelliPatrik Fosanelli (b. 1945) is an active French amateur astronomer , involved in spectroscopy researc
184535AudouzeJean Audouze (b. 1940) has worked on cosmic rays, nuclear cosmochronology, explosive nucleosynthetic
184878GotlibMarcel Gotlieb (Gotlib, b. 1934) is a cartoonist, born in Paris. He contributed to many comic strip
185020PratteJohn R. Pratte (b. 1941) is an associate who has been instrumental in the construction of instrument
185641JuddMichele Judd (b. 1965) was a senior engineer in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Science Division 32 fr
185744HoganCraig Hogan (b. 1955), is an American astrophysicist and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Surv
186142GillespieBruce Gillespie (b. 1950), is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Surv
187123SchorderetJean-Marcel Schorderet (b. 1935) is a retired director and producer at the Swiss public television.
187638GreenewaltCrawford Greenewalt (1902-1993) witnessed Fermi's first atomic chain reaction in 1942, and as techni
187679FolinsbeeRobert E. Folinsbee (1917-2008) was a Canadian geologist at the University of Alberta. His areas of
187680StelckCharles R. Stelck (b. 1917), a former University of Alberta geology professor, is a renowned Canadia
188061LoomisCraig P. Loomis (b. 1961), is an American computing engineer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital
189795McGeheePeregrine McGehee (b. 1960), is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Su
189944LeblancThierry Leblanc (b. 1967) is the group supervisor of the Atmospheric Lidar Group, and Principal Inve
194982FuriaAmateur astronomer and naturalist Salvatore Furia (b. 1924) founded in 1956 in Varese the “Societa'
196000IzzardEddie Izzard (b. 1962) is a British stand-up comic and dramatic actor whose writing and performance
196540WeinbaumStanley Grauman Weinbaum (1902-1935) was an American science-fiction author. His career in science
196807BeshoreEd Beshore (b. 1954) is operations manager and lead software engineer for the Near-Earth Object sear
196938DelgordonDel Gordon (b. 1958) is software/systems engineer for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles at Northrop Grumman C
196945GuerinGeorges Guerin (b. 1934) is a retired philosophy professor. He is passionate about astronomy and ha
197189RaymondSean Raymond (b. 1977) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
197870ErkmanSuren Erkman (b. 1955) is a professor of the University of Lausanne and an industrial ecology specia
198450ScattolinPatrice Scattolin (b. 1965) is one of the foremost amateur observers in Canada. With Laurie William
198717SzymczykBill Szymczyk (b. 1943) is an American music producer and audio engineer. He is associated with man
200052SinigagliaGianfranco Sinigaglia (1929-1990) was a teacher of radioastronomy and applied electronics at the Phy
200750RixHans-Walter Rix (b. 1964) is an German astrophysicist and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Sur
201372SheldonErin Sheldon (b. 1974) is an American astronomer and contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, be
201751SteinhardtCharles Steinhardt (b. 1981) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Su
202787KestecherNatalie Kestecher (b. 1961) is a multi-award-winning Australian radio producer. Her outstanding doc
203773MagyaricsRudolf Magyarics (b. 1960) is a friend of Stefan Kürti, who discovered and measured the early positi
204702PéquignatPierre Péquignat (1669-1740) is one of the most popular heroes for people living in Jura Switzerland
204786WehlauWilliam Henry Wehlau (1926-1995) was an American-born Canadian astronomer who pioneered the field of
205698TroianiDaniel M. Troiani (b. 1952) is an avid amateur astronomer dedicated to planetary observing, especial
206241DuboisDutch anatomist, surgeon and paleontologist Marie Eugène François Thomas Dubois (1858-1940) was the
207321CrawshawSteven A. Crawshaw (b. 1950), who received his MS in Plasma Physics from Auburn University, is Direc
208351SielmannHeinz Sielmann (1917-2006) was a German wildlife photographer, zoologist and documentary filmmaker.
208425ZehaviIdit Zehavi (b. 1969) is an Israel-American astrophysicist and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sk
210174VossenkuhlWilhelm Vossenkuhl (b. 1945) is one of the leading contemporary German philosophers. His dialogues
210245CastetsMartine Castets (b. 1949) is a former school teacher and French amateur astronomer. For many years
210939BödökAstrophysicist Zsigmond Bödök (1957-2010) was the author of a series of popular books about the hist
210997GuenatFrançois Guenat (b. 1937) was the first curator of the Jura natural science museum in Porrentruy fro
211172TarantolaAlbert Tarantola (1949-2009) was a visionary geophysicist who made seminal contributions to Inverse
211473HerinThierry Herin (b. 1966) is a French amateur astronomer. He spends time in the French Pyrenees, near
213629BinfordLewis R. Binford (b. 1930) is an American archaeologist and anthropologist. He was one of the main
213636GajdošŠtefan Gajdoš (b. 1959) is a Slovak astronomer and lecturer at the Comenius University in Bratislava
213637LemarchalPop-rock singer Grégory Jean-Paul Lemarchal (1983-2007) won the French version of Star Academy TV sh
213770FignonLaurent Fignon (1960-2010) was a famous French professional road bicycle racer. He won the Tour de F
214081BalavoineDaniel Balavoine (1952-1986) was a French singer and songwriter. He was hugely popular in the French
214378KleinmannGeorges Kleinmann (b. 1930) is a retired journalist and producer for Swiss public television who cov
214378KleinmannGeorges Kleinmann (b. 1930) is a retired journalist and producer for Swiss public television who cov
214485DupouyPhilippe Dupouy (b. 1952) founded the Observatoire de Dax in 1978. A genius handyman, he built a pl
214911ViehboeckIn 1991, Franz Viehboeck (b. 1960) became the first Austrian astronaut, when he completed a seven-da
215423WinneckeFriedrich August Theodor Winnecke (1835-1897) was an astronomer at Berlin, Pulkovo and Strasbourg.
215463JobseKlaas Jobse (b. 1955) is a Dutch gardener and amateur astronomer who operates the Cyclops Observator
216591CoetzeeJohn Maxwell Coetzee (b. 1940) is a South African author and academic, now living in Australia. In
216624KauferGerman astronomer Andreas Kaufer (b. 1968) is director of operations at the European Southern Observ
218400MarquardtDaniel Marquardt (b. 1983), known for his high-quality astrophotographs, is a writer and educator.
218987HeidenhainJohannes Heidenhain (1898-1980) was a German entrepreneur and amateur astronomer. His company produ
219067BossuetJacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627-1704), a French bishop and orator at the Cathedral of Meaux, is famous
220229HegedüsTibor Hegedüs (b. 1961) is a Hungarian physicist, astronomer, IAU member and director of Baja Astron
222032LuptonRobert H. Lupton (b. 1958) is a British-American astrophysicist, a Sloan Digital Sky Survey telescop
223566PetignatGautier Petignat (b. 1941) is an active member of the Société jurassienne d´astronomie. In particul
223685HartoppRamon Hartopp (b. 1965) has displayed great enthusiasm for the popularization and dissemination of a
223877KutlerBrendan Kutler (1992-2009), an accomplished programmer, scientist, artist, Japanese scholar, tennis
225254FluryWalter Flury (b. 1943), a Swiss citizen, was a pioneer in space debris research and a recognized exp
225711DanyzyAugustin Danyzy (1698-1777) was an astronomer, mathematician and hydrographer of the Montpellier Roy
227151DesarguesFrench mathematician and engineer Girard Desargues (1591-1661) is considered one of the founders of
227641NothombAmélie Nothomb (b. 1967) is a Belgian writer, born in Kobe (Japan), where her father was an ambassad
228133RipollAndrés Ripoll (b. 1933) was involved in the Apollo, Apollo-Soyuz and Skylab space programs. He was
229440FilimonErwin Filimon (b. 1959) is a well-known Austrian amateur astronomer and long-term Chairman of the As
230151VachierFrederic Vachier (b. 1974) works at IMCCE-Observatoire de Paris as a celestial mechanician and obser
230691Van VogtAlfred Elton Van Vogt (1912-2000) was a Canadian-born science-fiction writer. The discoverer's favo
231470BeddingTimothy R. Bedding (b. 1966), a full professor at the University of Sydney, is a leading researcher
232409DubesAlain Dubes (1935-2016) was a French amateur astronomer. He liked to go and observe the sky at the P
233383AssisnetoVicente Ferreira de Assis Neto (1936-2004) was a Brazilian amateur astronomer. An active observer o
233472MoorcroftDonald Ross Moorcroft (b. 1935) is a Canadian physicist who did much to advance the field of radar b
233522MoyeMarcel Moye (1873-1939) was a founding member of the Flammarion Astronomical Society of Montpellier,
233559PizzettiThe Italian amateur astronomer Gianpaulo Pizzetti (b. 1961) is active in the development of astronom
233653RetherRomanian-born Hagen Rether (b. 1969) is a well-known cabaret artist in Germany, where he studied mus
233967VierkantGisela Vierkant (b. 1919), mother of the discoverer, lived for many years in the city of Bremen, whe
235990LaennecRené Laennec (1781-1826) was a French physician. He invented the stethoscope in 1816 and pioneered
236463BretécherCartoonist Claire Bretécher (b. 1940) contributed to many comic-strip magazines, including Spirou, T
236616GrayDavid Frank Gray (b. 1938) is a stellar spectroscopist who has advanced our knowledge of stellar rot
236728LeandriAndree Fernandez (b. 1939, née Leandri) is a retired software engineer at Meudon Observatory. She is
236800BroderHenryk M. Broder (b. 1946) of Katowice, Poland, studied German law and political economics at Cologn
236810RuttenHarrie G. J. Rutten (b. 1950) is a Dutch optician, and the author of Teleskop Optics, and num
236984AstierAlexandre Astier (b. 1974) is a French humorist, actor, scriptwriter and movie director. Known for t
236987DeustuaSusana E. Deustua (b. 1961), an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Ma
236988RobbertoMassimo Robberto (b. 1958), an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Mar
239675MottezFabrice Mottez (b. 1963) works on plasma astrophysics at the Paris Observatory. His work has contr
241090NemetTimothy Nemet (b. 1996) displayed unrivalled enthusiasm in the pursuit of astronomical knowledge, fo
241136SandstedeGerd Sandstede (b. 1929) is a chemist active in the development of fuel cells, and a former director
241509SesslerGerhard M. Sessler (b. 1931) is professor of Electroacoustics at Technischen Universität Darmstadt.
241528TubmanHarriet Tubman (c. 1822-1913) was a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad. After escaping from sl
243262KorkoszFrank and John Korkosz, of Chicopee, Massachusetts, were pioneers in the development of mid-sized, h
243285FauvaudStéphane Fauvaud (b. 1968) is an active French amateur astronomer. He specializes in photometry of m
244932MéliésGeorges Méliés (1861-1938) was a French film maker and pioneer of science-fiction movies, best known
245417RostandEdmond Rostand (1868-1918) was a French poet and playwright. His “Cyrano de Bergerac” is one of the
245983MachholzDonald Edward Machholz Jr (b. 1952) is an American amateur astronomer. He discovered visually 11 new
246238CramptonDavid Crampton (b. 1942) has overseen the development of exceptionally efficient, multiplexed spectr
246789PattinsonRobert Douglas Thomas Pattinson (b. 1986) is an English actor and musician. His genuine talent melt
246913SlocumJoshua Slocum (1844-1909?) was the first person to circumnavigate the world alone. He sailed Spray,
247652HajossyRudolf Hajossy (b. 1941) is enthusiastic physicist and senior lecturer at the Comenius University in
249520LuppinoGerard A. Luppino (1959-2016) was an astronomer at the University of Hawaii, where he pioneered the
249521TruthSojourner Truth (c. 1797-1883) was an American abolitionist and advocate for women's rights. She d
249523FriedanBetty Friedan (1921-2006) was an author and social activist who wrote The Feminine Mystique,
250606BichatMarie François Xavier Bichat (1771-1802) was a French anatomist and physiologist. He introduced the
251621LüthenHartwig Lüthen (b. 1960), associate professor of plant physiology at the University of Hamburg, has
255703StetsonPeter Brailey Stetson (b. 1952) develops freely-available software for the analysis of CCD images an
256369VilainChristiane Vilain (b. 1949) is a retired researcher and teacher of physics and the history of physic
256537ZahnJean-Paul Zahn (b. 1935) is a specialist in fluid dynamics and internal structure of stars. He was d
257261OvechkinAlexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin (b. 1985) is a Russian ice-hockey winger who began his career with t
259344ParéAmbroise Paré (1510-1590) was a French surgeon and one of the fathers of modern surgery. He was the
260235AttwoodRandy Attwood (b. 1957) is a Canadian editor who has served as national President of the Royal Astro
260508AlagnaRoberto Alagna (b. 1963) is a French tenor of Sicilian origin. He is a talented performer in the gr
260724MalherbeFrançois de Malherbe (1555–1628) was a French poet and a great defender of the purity of French lang
260906RobichonNoël Robichon (b. 1967) is a French astronomer who works at the Paris Observatory on astrometry, ope
261930MoorheadJames Marshall Moorhead (b. 1940) is an American-Canadian astronomer with expertise in the infrared
263516AlexescuMatei Alexescu (1929-1993) was a Romanian astronomer working mainly in public outreach. As director
264165PoehlerAmy Poehler (b. 1971) is an actor, writer, and comedian who has been nominated for numerous awards f
267003BurkertAndreas M. Burkert (b. 1959) is a full professor and chair in computational astrophysics at the Univ
269243CharbonnelStephane Charbonnel (b. 1973) is a French professor of Physics. An enthusiastic amateur astronomer,
269762NocentiniFrancesca Nocentini (b. 1975) is a friend of the discoverer. With a strong interest in music and bo
270472CsörgeiTibor Csörgei (b. 1972) is a Slovak amateur astronomer and a keen observer of meteors, comets and as
271235BellayJoachim du Bellay (1522-1560) was a French poet and a member of the Pleiade, a group of poets co-cr
273230de BruynJohn Roy de Bruyn (b. 1958) is a Canadian physicist working on experimental condensed-matter physics
273262CottamMichael Gordon Cottam (b. 1945) is an English-Canadian physicist known for his work on the quantum t
274213SatrianiDescended from Italian immigrants, Joseph “Joe” Satriani (b. 1956), aka Satch, was born in Westbury,
275786BouleySylvain Bouley (b. 1982) is a planetary geologist who studies impact cratering. He has also written
275962ChalveratJoseph Chalverat (b. 1950) was the second curator of the Jura natural science museum in Porrentruy f
278197TouvronGuy Touvron (b. 1950) is a French Classical trumpet player and music teacher. He studied under clas
278513SchwopeAxel Schwope (b. 1959) is a German astronomer at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics in Potsdam.
279397DombeckThomas W. Dombeck (1945-2016) received his Physics PhD from Northwestern University. He displayed h
279410McCallonHoward McCallon (b. 1945) is an American engineer specializing in determining astrometric solutions
280640RuetschSimon Ruetsch (b. 1996) is a member of the Société jurassienne d´astronomie. He is very interested
280642DoubsThe Doubs is a 453-km-long river in eastern France and western Switzerland, tributary of the Saône.
283277FaberSandra Moore Faber (b. 1944) is an astronomer at the University of California, Santa Cruz, known for
284984IkaunieksJanis Ikaunieks (1912-1969), Latvian astronomer, studied the characteristics of the red giants. He
287347MézesTibor Mézes (b. 1942) is a Slovak amateur astronomer and popularizer of astronomy. For more than th
288478FahlmanGregory Gaylord Fahlman (b. 1944) has served since 2003 as the Director General of the Herzberg Inst
289314ChisholmEric Chisholm (b. 1975) is an engineering physicist who manages the NRC interpretative facility, The
289586ShackletonErnest Shackleton (1874-1922) was an Anglo-Irish explorer. During a heroic odyssey in 1914, he trie
289992OnfrayMichel Onfray (b. 1959) is a French philosopher who created a tuition-free People's University in Ca
290001UebersaxRobert Uebersax (b. 1963) is a Swiss amateur astronomer. He is a member of the Société jurassienne
291325de TyardPontus de Tyard (c. 1521-1605) was a French poet and priest, and a member of “La Pléiade”, a group
292051BohlenderThrough high-resolution spectroscopy, David Bohlender (b. 1959) has greatly increased understanding
292991LyonneLaurence (b. 1969) and Jean-Claude (b. 1965) Lyonne are both very active and enthusiastic leaders of
293366RouxPierre Paul Emile Roux (1853-1933) was a French bacteriologist. He was the closest collaborator of L
293383MaigretJules Maigret, French police detective and Commissaire a la Brigade Criminelle de Paris, was a chara
293878TappingKenneth Tapping (b. 1945), a solar physicist at the NRC-Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory, Pe
293985FranquinAndre Franquin (1924-1997) was a Belgian comics artist. He was the creater of the characters Gaston
295472PuyDenis Puy (b. 1962) is a Professor at the University of Montpellier and head of the Laboratory Unive
295473CochardFrançois Cochard (b. 1965) is a French engineer, who has promoted spectroscopy by amateur astronomer
296907AlexanderClaudia Alexander (1959-2015) was an American planetary scientist who served as the project manager
297082BygottKyle Bygott (b. 1980) is an experienced flight software engineer at Ball Aerospace who developed and
300928UderzoAlbert Uderzo (b. 1927) is a French comic artist. In collaboration with René Goscinny, he created th
301511HubinonVictor Hubinon (1924-1979) was a Belgian comic book artist. With Jean-Michel Charlier he created the
301638KressinNamed after the old Pomeranian family Kressin. Margarete Kressin (1891-1980) was the grandmother of
302542TilmannTilmann Arne Meyer (b. 2006) is the son of the discoverer.
303265LittmannMark Littmann (b. 1939) is a professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Tennessee, w
303710VelpeauAlfred-Armand-Louis-Marie Velpeau (1795-1867) was a French anatomist and surgeon. His main achieveme
304233MajaessDaniel Majaess (b. 1984) is a young Canadian observational astronomer who researches the Cepheid dis
306019DurenRiley Duren (b. 1968) is an American systems engineer who studies climate change. He served as the C
306128PipherJudith Pipher (b. 1940) is an astrophysicist and Emeritus Professor at the University of Rochester.
308197SatrapiMarjane Satrapi (b. 1969) is an Iranian-born French graphic novelist, illustrator, film director, a
308306DainereNamed for Dainere Monique Anthoney (b. 1998), an inspiring Australian teenager, author and blogger w
315012HutchingsJohn Barrie Hutchings (b. 1941) uses observations from the X-ray to the radio regimes to probe intri
315088DanielsSteven W. Daniels (b. 1959) is a Physics Professor and Department Chair at Eastern Illinois Universi
315174SellekDouglas J. Sellek (1945-1996) was a middle-school science teacher and an advocate of the sciences.
315186SchadeSince 2001, David Joseph Schade (b. 1953) has served as leader for the NRC-Canadian Astronomy Data C
315218La BoétieÉtienne de La Boétie (1530-1563) was a French writer and a founder of modern political philosophy.
315493ZiminDmitry Borisovich Zimin (b. 1933) is a Russian scientist and inventor in the field of electronics an
317809MarotClement Marot (1496-1544) was a French poet of the Renaissance and the official poet of King Francoi
317917JodelleEtienne Jodelle (1532-1573) was a French dramatist and poet. He was a member of the La pleiade group
318682CarpaccioVittore Carpaccio (1465-1525) was a Venetian painter of the Venetian school, who studied under Genti
320260BertoutClaude Bertout (b. 1946) is a French astronomer and long-time editor of Astronomy and Astrophysic
320790AnestinVictor Anestin (1875-1918) was a Romanian journalist who popularized astronomy and sciences. He wro
321485CrossHenri-Edmond Cross (1856-1910), born Henri-Edmond-Joseph Delacroix, was a French painter and printma
325455Della ValleMassimo Della Valle (b. 1957) is an Italian astronomer who has been Director of the Capodimonte obse
325973CardinalRobert Damian Cardinal (b. 1969) is a research associate at the University of Calgary, a prolific ob
328477EcksteinHartmut Eckstein (b. 1954) is an experienced astrophotographer at the Starkenburg Observatory, also
329935PrévôtJean Prévôt (1585-1631) was born in Delémont in Swiss Jura, like the discoverer. Prévôt became a fa
332326AresiPaolo Aresi (b. 1958) is an Italian journalist and science fiction writer.
332530CandersFriedrich Zander (1887-1933; Latvian, Fridrihs Canders) was a Baltic-German pioneer of rocketry and
332733DrolshagenGerhard Drolshagen (b. 1953) is co-manager of the Near-Earth Object program of the European Space Ag
333508VoitureVincent Voiture (1597-1648) was a French poet and prosateur, who was one of the first members of the
333636ReboulHenri Reboul (b. 1946) is a French cosmologist. Between 1998 and 2013, he was responsible for teac
335292LarreyDominique-Jean Larrey (1766-1842) was the surgeon of the great army of Napoleon. He created fast-sur
336694FeyElizabeth Stamatina (Tina) Fey (b. 1970) is an American actor, writer, producer, and comedian. She b
337380LenormandPhysicist Louis-Sébastien Lenormand (1757-1837) invented, and created the name of, the parachute. On
340071VanmunsterTonny Vanmunster (b. 1961) is a Belgian amateur astronomer, active in Pro-Am collaborative research
341958ChrétienHenri Chrétien (1879-1956) was a French astronomer and optician. An optical-calculation expert, he w
343230CorsiniEnrico Maria Corsini (b. 1969) is an astronomer and professor of astrophysics at Padua University in
343587MamunaNikolai Vladimirovich Mamuna (1956-2016) was an astronomer, teacher and leading lecturer of the Mosc
348034DeslorieuxJean-Marie Deslorieux (1871-1958) was the grandfather of the discoverer.
348383PetibonPatricia Petibon (b. 1970) is a French ligera coloratura soprano who studied song at the Conservatoi
350185LinnellStuart J. Linnell (b. 1947) is a noted local musician, poet, song-writer and life-long friend of the
352646BlumbahsFricis Blumbahs (1864-1949), Latvian astronomer and metrologist, was a research assistant of the Dmi
352860MonflierBruno Monflier (b. 1947) is an active promoter of scientific outreach in astronomy in France and abr
354659BoileauNicolas Boileau-Despreaux (1636-1711) was a French poet and critic. He wrote “L'Art poetique” which
355029HerveJacquinot Herve (b. 1953) is a very enthusiastic French amateur astronomer. He is also a radio ham,
358376GwynStephen Gwyn (b. 1968) is an astronomer working for the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre. In 2009, he
359426LacksHenrietta Lacks (1920-1951) was an American woman whose cancer cells, taken without her knowledge, b
361183TandonBarthelemy Tandon (1720-1775) was an astronomer of the Montpellier Royal Society of Sciences. He ob
363504BelleauRemy Belleau (1528-1577) was a French poet and a member of the Pleiade group.
365443HolidayBillie Holiday (1915-1959), born Eleanora Fagan, was one of the greatest jazz singers and songwriter
366689RohrbaughCatherine Rohrbaugh is a 7th grade science teacher at Dillard Drive Middle School in Raleigh, North
367406BuserElisabeth Buser (b. 1959) has been operating a sewing workshop for women from a nearby center for as
369088MarcusElla Marcus (1909-1982) was a Romanian astronomer who studied at Bucharest University and the Sorbon
374354PesquetThomas Pesquet (b. 1978) is a French aerospace engineer, pilot and European Space Agency astronaut.
375005NewsomeDeb Newsome (b. 1957) is an amateur astronomer who has lived and worked in Gambia, West Africa as a
375176BéziauBorn near Angers (Maine-et-Loire, France), Pierre Béziau (1861-1947) was a self-taught enthusiast of
378721ThizyOlivier Thizy (b. 1966) is a French engineer, who has promoted spectroscopy by amateur astronomers.
381260OuelletteJohn A. Ouellette (b. 1968) is currently an operations manager at the National Research Council of C
384533TenerelliDomenick Tenerelli (b. 1935) is an American engineer who served as the Lockheed Martin project manag
389293HasubickWerner Hasubick (b. 1960) is a German amateur astronomer and an enthusiastic observer of comets. Has
392142SolheimNorwegian astronomer Jan Erik Solheim (b. 1938) worked on cosmology, photometry of galaxies, asteros
395148KurninGeorgy I. Kurnin (1915-1988) was a science-fiction artist, art historian and amateur astronomer. He
397278ArvidsonRaymond Arvidson (b. 1948) is a Professor of Earth and Planetary Science at Washington University in
400796DouglassFrederick Douglass (c. 1818--1895) was an American born into slavery who became a leading abolitioni
403563LedbetterLilly Ledbetter (b. 1938) is an American who fights for pay equity. Upon discovering she was being p
410835NeszmerakWolfgang Ẅolfman” Neszmerak (b. 1969) is an Austrian amateur astronomer, musician and photographer,
414026BochonkoRichard Bochonko (1941-2014) was for 33 years a passionate professor of mathematics, physics and ast
417978HaslehnerThe Haslehner family are the neighbors of the Gaisberg Observatory. It was only with their support
432971LovingMildred (1939-2008) and Richard Loving (1933-1975) married in spite of anti-miscegenation laws. They
434453AyerdhalYal Ayerdhal (1959-2015) was a French novelist specializing in politically engaged science fiction.
435552MorinJulien Morin (b. 1983) is a French astrophysicist and a lecturer at the University of Montpellier. H
438973MasciFrank Masci (b. 1972) has been responsible for instrumental calibration, characterization and softwa
449922BaileyRonald W. Bailey (b. 1958) supported mission operations for NASA spacecraft including Topex, Jason a
457743BalklavsLatvian radio astronomer Arturs Balklavs (1933-2005) was Director of the Radioastrophysical Observat
475802ZurekDavid R. Zurek (b. 1966) is an authority on far-ultraviolet variables in dense stellar fields. He


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