Asteroid discoverers

A. David Andrews is (was?) an Irish astronomer (active 1962– 2000). He discovered 1727 Mette whilst at the Boyden Observatory, located in Maselspoort, just outside of Bloemfontein, South Africa. ...more on Wikipedia about "A. David Andrews"

A. Laurent was a Frenchman who discovered the asteroid 51 Nemausa in 1858. ...more on Wikipedia about "A. Laurent"

Adrián Galád is a Slovak astronomer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adrián Galád"

The Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing (AMOS) observatory is an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) operating location on Maui with a two-fold mission. First, it conducts the research and development mission on the Maui Space Surveillance System (MSSS) at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex (MSSC). Second, it oversees operation of the Maui High Performance Computing Center (MHPCC). AFRL's research and development mission on Maui was formally called AMOS; the use of the term AMOS has been widespread throughout the technical community for over thirty years and is still used today at many technical conferences. ...more on Wikipedia about "Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory"

Åke Anders Edvard Wallenquist ( 1904 – 1994) was a Swedish astronomer. He worked at the Dutch Bosscha Observatory in Indonesia between 1928 and 1935, and became assistant professor at Uppsala's Kvistaberg Observatory in 1948. He worked originally on double stars but it was the open star clusters and their properties that became his main area of research. Wallenquist was much involved in the work of both the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm and the Royal Swedish Society of Sciences in Uppsala. From the 1950s onwards, he was the leading writer of popular astronomy in Sweden among the professional astronomers. His books inspired generations of young people to become interested in astronomy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Åke Wallenquist"

Akimasa Nakamura (中村彰正 Nakamura Akimasa) is a Japanese astronomer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Akimasa Nakamura"

Akira Natori (名取亮) is a Japanese astronomer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Akira Natori"

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Alain J. Maury is a French astronomer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alain Maury"

Alan C. Gilmore is a New Zealand astronomer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alan C. Gilmore"

Albert George Wilson ( July 28 1918 – ?) was an American astronomer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Albert George Wilson"

Albert Marth ( May 5 1828 – August 5 1897) was a German astronomer who worked in England and Ireland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Albert Marth"

Alexander Nikolaevich Deutsch ( Russian: Александр Николаевич Дейч) was a Russian astronomer who worked at Pulkovo Observatory and Simeiz Observatory, Crimea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alexander Nikolaevich Deutsch"

Alexander Pravda is a Slovak astronomer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alexander Pravda"

Alexandre Schaumasse ( 1882 – 1958) was a French astronomer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alexandre Schaumasse"

Alfred Bohrmann ( February 28 1904 – January 4 2000) was a German astronomer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alfred Bohrmann"

Alfred Schmitt was a French astronomer, active at Algiers Observatory in the 1930s and 1940s and at the Royal Observatory in Uccle, Belgium in the 1950s. (His publications are all signed A. Schmitt, following the practice of his profession at that time.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Alfred Schmitt"

Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly ( December 8, 1842 – February 28, 1926) was a French astronomer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly"

Álvaro López-García is a Spanish astronomer who has discovered more than 100 asteroids from the early 1980s to present. ...more on Wikipedia about "Álvaro López-García"

André Patry ( November 22 1902 – June 20 1960) was a French astronomer. ...more on Wikipedia about "André Patry"

Andrea Boattini is an Italian astronomer ...more on Wikipedia about "Andrea Boattini"

Andrew Graham ( April 8 1815 – November 5 1908) (born in County Fermanagh, Ireland) was an Irish astronomer/ computer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Andrew Graham"

Andrew Lowe (born 1959) is a Canadian geophysicist and amateur astronomer. He has discovered a number of asteroids. The asteroid 4091 Lowe is named in his honor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Andrew Lowe"

Annibale de Gasparis ( April 9 1819 – March 21 1892) was an Italian astronomer. From 1864–1889 he was the director of the Capo di Monte Observatory in Naples. ...more on Wikipedia about "Annibale de Gasparis"

Anton Staus ( September 5, 1872 – July 21, 1955) was a German astronomer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anton Staus"

Antonín Mrkos ( January 27 1918 – May 29 1996) was a Czech astronomer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antonín Mrkos"

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