Asteroids named after people called Elie

(10441) van Rijckevorsel

At his own expense, Elie van Rijckevorsel (1845-1928) made records at more than 300 places in The Netherlands of the declination, inclination and horizontal intensity of the earth's magnetic field. Carried out during 1889-1892, this was the first overall surveillance of the earth's magnetic field in The Netherlands.Discovered 17 October 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar

(24488) Eliebochner

Elie Joshua Bochner (b. 1990) was awarded first place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his materials and bioengineering team project. He attends the Yeshiva University High School for Boys, New York, New York, U.S.A.Discovered 30 December 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro

(232763) Eliewiesel

Elie Wiesel (b. 1928), Romanian-born human rights activist, author and recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize for Peace, was cofounder (with his wife Marion) of the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity.Discovered 10 August 2004 by R. E. Jones, Francisquito