Miguel Itzigsohn

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Miguel Itzigsohn (born November 21, 1908 , † 1978 ) was an Argentine astronomer who was director of the Observatorio Astronómico of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata , the capital of the Argentine province of Buenos Aires , from 1955 to 1972 .

He specialized in celestial mechanics and astrometry , but also discovered a number of asteroids between 1948 and 1954 and devoted himself to the study of comets . The asteroid (1596) Itzigsohn is named after him.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists. London, August 25, 1965.
  2. ↑ a b List of astronomers with brief information (Spanish; accessed August 6, 2007)
  3. ↑ Dedication of the asteroid (1596) Itzigsohn of the JPL (accessed August 6, 2007)
  4. ↑ Minor Planet Circ. 5449
personal data
SURNAME Itzigsohn, Miguel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Argentine astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH November 21, 1908
DATE OF DEATH 1978