Asteroids named after people called Conrad
馃懚 Conrad as a baby name馃惗 Conrad as a dog name
(5032) Conradhirsh
Conrad W. Hirsh (1941-1999) was an inspiring teacher and explorer of the bush, rivers and mountains. He began a long-term relationship with Africa as a Peace Corps teacher at Haile Selassie University in Addis Ababa in 1964 and later explored terra incognita in East Africa and Madagascar. The name was suggested by Bruce Helin.Discovered 18 July 1990 by E. F. Helin, Palomar
(9079) Gesner
Conrad Gesner (1516-1565) was a versatile Swiss scientist well-known for his research on animals and plants. Between 1551 and 1558 his monumental Historia animalium, which distinguished facts from myths, was published. A similar survey of plant life (1500 wood engravings of plants, seeds and flowers) was never completed.Discovered 10 August 1994 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(13024) Conradferdinand
The famous Swiss author Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825-1898) lived mostly in Z眉rich. He wrote poems, ballads, short stories and the epic Huttens letzte Tage. His subjects were the problems of power and morality, the christian religion and the Swiss landscape.Discovered 11 January 1989 by F. Borngen, Tautenburg