Asteroids named after people called Engelbert
(9913) Humperdinck
Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921) was first assistant to Richard Wagner. Later he traveled throughout Europe and Northern Africa and became a teacher in different conservatories and art academies. His greatest success was the opera H盲nsel und Gretel, which remains a favorite today, with its folksong melodies.Discovered 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar