Asteroids named after people called Alphonse
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(11484) Daudet
Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897), mainly remembered as a French writer of sentimental tales, believed that the world was misrepresented by novelists, who concentrated only on its uglier aspects. His Lettres de mon Moulin (1869) can therefore be considered a more joyful interpretation of the mystery of things and of individuals.Discovered 17 February 1988 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(15467) Aflorsch
Alphonse Florsch (b. 1929) was, for many years, the director of the Observatoire de Strasbourg. A specialist in radial velocities in the Small Magellanic Cloud, he was also secretary of the Groupe d´Alsace of the Société Astronomique de France for 20 years. Now retired, he still continues to teach astronomy in schools.Discovered 15 January 1999 by ODAS, Caussols
(111933) Alphonsetardif
Alphonse Tardif (1933–2022) was a Canadian abbot, physics teacher and astronomy mentor at the Collège de Lévis, where he inspired students to pursue careers in science. In 1974 he designed and constructed the college's observatory, which now bears his name, to initiate students to astronomy and imaging, assisted by his own clever electronic designs.Discovered 3 April 2002 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak