Brian GW Manning

Brian George William Manning (born May 14, 1926 in Birmingham , † November 10, 2011 ) was a British amateur astronomer and asteroid explorer.

He began his professional life as a draftsman and later moved to the University of Birmingham as a measurement technology specialist . In the late 1950s, he constructed an interference-controlled measuring device in a workshop that made it possible to measure diffraction gratings up to a size of six square inches.

Between 1989 and 1997 he discovered a total of 19 asteroids at his private Stakenbridge observatory ( IAU code 494) .

In 1988 the asteroid (3698) Manning was named after him.

In 1990 he was awarded the HE Dall Prize of the British Astronomical Association .

source

Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . 5th ed. Springer, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 (English) Preview on Google Book Search

^ Brian George William Manning, 1926-2011 , Journal of the British Astronomical Association, April 2012, Vol. 122 Issue 2, p. 118
^ Minor Planet Discoverers
↑ Minor Planet Circ. 12809
^ William Liller: The Cambridge Guide to Astronomical Discovery . Cambridge University Press, 1992, ISBN 0521418399 , p. 121.

personal data
SURNAME	Manning, Brian GW
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Manning, Brian George William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British amateur astronomer and asteroid explorer
DATE OF BIRTH	May 14, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH	Birmingham
DATE OF DEATH	November 10, 2011