Asteroids named after people called Bernardino

(11278) Telesio

Bernardino Telesio (1509-1588) was an Italian philosopher and natural scientist who severely opposed the practice of reasoning without reference to concrete data. His studies of plants and animals led him to believe that heat is the source of life. Francis Bacon called him “the first of the moderns”.Discovered 26 September 1989 by E. W. Elst, La Silla

(44039) de Sahagun

Bernardino de Sahagún (1499-1590) was a Franciscan missionary who after arriving in Mexico in 1529 researched the indigenous cultures of the country. He believed that in order to convert the Aztecs to Christianity it was necessary to understand their gods.Discovered 27 February 1998 by E. W. Elst, La Silla