Michel Giacobini
Michel Giacobini ( 1873 - March 6, 1938 ) was a French astronomer .
Giacobini discovered his first comet on September 4, 1896, D / 1896 R2 , which was followed by twelve more discoveries - including the 21P / Giacobini-Zinner named after him on December 20, 1900 . He worked at the observatory in Nice before moving to the Paris observatory at his own request in 1910 .
In 1903 he received the Jules Janssen Prize and in 1937 the Lalande Prize . In recognition of his achievements, the asteroid (1756) Giacobini was named after him.
Web links
- Publications by M. Giacobini in the Astrophysics Data System
- NN: Michel Giacobini (1873-1938). L'Astronomie, vol. 52 (1938), pp. 464–465 (obituary, French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ C. Flammarion: Prix et Subventions attribués en 1937 par l'Aeareurie des Sciences. L'Astronomie, vol. 52 (1938), p. 91 ( online )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Giacobini, Michel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1873 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 1938 |