Benjamin Baillaud
Édouard Benjamin Baillaud (born February 14, 1848 in Chalon-sur-Saône , † July 8, 1934 in Paris ) was a French astronomer .
He received his academic training at the École normal supérieure and the Sorbonne . From 1878 to 1907 he was head of the Toulouse Observatory , then he headed the Paris Observatory until 1926 . From 1908 he was a member of the Académie des Sciences . In 1913 he was elected a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences .
He was particularly concerned with researching the orbits of Saturn's moons . During his work in Toulouse, he was instrumental in setting up the 50 cm telescope on the Pic du Midi . He later became the first president of the International Astronomical Association (from 1919 to 1922).
Honors
- 1923 Bruce Medal
The lunar crater Baillaud was named after him. The 50 cm telescope on the Pic du Midi also got his name. His son Jules Baillaud , also an astronomer and from 1937 to 1947 head of the observatory on the Pic du Midi , used it particularly intensively .
The asteroid 1280 was named Baillauda after Jules Baillaud and Benbaillaud is named after Benjamin Baillaud (11764) . The moon crater Baillaud was named after him.
Web links
- Publications by B. Baillaud in the Astrophysics Data System
- Obituaries for B. Baillaud in the Astrophysics Data System
- Short biography on the website of the University of Sonoma (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Foreign members of the Russian Academy of Sciences since 1724. Edouard Benjamin Baillaud. Russian Academy of Sciences, accessed July 27, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baillaud, Benjamin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baillaud, Édouard Benjamin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chalon-sur-Saône |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 8, 1934 |
| Place of death | Paris |