Alfred Schmitt (astronomer)
Alfred Schmitt (born November 30, 1907 in Bust , † April 2, 1973 ) was a French astronomer and asteroid discoverer .
astronomer
He worked at the Algiers Observatory in Bouzaréah , a suburb of Algiers , in the 1930s and 1940s and at the Royal Observatory in Ukkel in the 1950s . In the course of his studies between 1932 and 1953 he discovered the asteroids (1215) Boyer , (1614) Goldschmidt , (1622) Chacornac and (3156) Ellington . From 1955 to 1958 he was director of the observatory in Quito , the capital of Ecuador .
family
Schmitt was married to the astronomer Odette Bancilhon .
Honors
The asteroid (1617) Alschmitt was named after him by his colleague in Algiers, Louis Boyer .
literature
- Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . 5th ed. Springer, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 (English), preview on Google Book Search
Web links
- Publications by A. Schmitt in the Astrophysics Data System
- P. Lacroute: Alfred Schmitt. L'Astronomie, Vol. 93 (1979), p. 441. (Obituary, French)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmitt, Alfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bust |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd April 1973 |