Asteroids named after people called Benedict
馃懚 Benedict as a baby name馃惗 Benedict as a dog name
(13580) de Saussure
Swiss aristocrat and physicist Horace-B茅nedict de Saussure (1770-1799) made several journeys through the Swiss Alps, directing his attention to its botany, mineralogy, geology and topography of the snowy mountains. This naming also honors the linguist Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913).Discovered 20 July 1993 by E. W. Elst, La Silla