Asteroids named after people called Christoph
馃懚 Christoph as a baby name
Christoph Sch盲fer (b. 1975) is a German astrophysicist at the University of T眉bingen who works in computational physics and high-performance computing. He is an expert on numerical particle methods, with a focus on collision and impact processes as well as protoplanetary disk modeling.Discovered 2 September 1980 by Z. Vavrova, Klet
Christoph Reigber (b. 1939) has made essential contributions to the determination of the global gravity field using satellite observations, to the study of Earth kinematics using satellites, to atmospheric sounding using radio-occultation techniques, and to the development and operation of satellite missions.Discovered 17 September 1990 by H. E. Holt, Palomar
Named for the author Christoph Martin Wieland (1733-1813), a representative of the Rococo period, as well as of the German Enlightenment. Founder of modern German storytelling prose, he translated the works of Shakespeare and other writers and paved the way to the German classical period. The complete edition of his works contains 42 volumes. From 1773 to 1810 he was editor of the journal Der Teutsche Merkur. In 1772, he was appointed educator of the young Prince Carl August at the court in Weimar, where he was a highly respected member of Goethe's sphere.Discovered 30 January 1995 by F. Borngen, Tautenburg
The German physician Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland (1762-1836) was professor of medicine in Jena and Berlin. He attended Schiller and Goethe, tried to reconcile the methods of naturopathy with scientific findings and introduced smallpox vaccination. Die Kunst, das menschliche Leben zu verl盲ngern is his chief work.Discovered 3 April 1994 by F. Borngen, Tautenburg
Christoph Lhotka (b. 1978) is an Austrian professor at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. His work in celestial mechanics and computer-assisted perturbation theory covers analytical stability estimates for Trojan asteroids as well as rotational and orbital dynamics of celestial objects and interplanetary dust.Discovered 13 July 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
Christoph Wiesinger (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his materials and bioengineering project. He attends the HTL Braunau School, Braunau am Inn, Austria.Discovered 24 September 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
Christoph Brunner (b. 1958) is a Swiss electrical engineer who works on communication for the control of electrical power systems. He is known as the long-time convenor of the working group developing the standard IEC 61850, which is the foundation for communications in digital substations.Discovered 29 August 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
Christoph Arnold (1650-1695) was a German amateur astronomer. Born in Sommerfeld near Leipzig, Arnold was a farmer by profession. He observed the 1690 transit of Mercury and made observations of the comets of 1683 and 1686.Discovered 18 January 1999 by J. Kandler, Drebach
Christoph Gerhard (b. 1964) is a German electrical engineer, theologian, publisher, author and cellarer of the Benedictine Abbey of M眉nsterschwarzach. At his observatory he tracks and measures Near Earth Objects and comets.Discovered 17 January 2012 by B. Haeusler, Maidbronn
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