Asteroids named after people called Francis
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(9161) Beaufort
Francis Beaufort (1774-1857) was an admiral of the British Navy who devised the scale for classifying wind force at sea. Since the (originally 13) force numbers of the Beaufort scale made no reference to the speed of the wind, many attempts have been made to relate the numbers with wind velocity.Discovered 26 January 1987 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(9830) Franciswasiak
Francis C. Wasiak (b. 1966) contributed to NASA's Lucy Trojan asteroid mission as the Ground Systems Manager and Concept of Operations Lead.Discovered 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J., Palomar
(12845) Crick
Francis Crick (1916-2004) was a British scientist who proposed, together with J. D. Watson, the double-helical structure for DNA in 1953. Subsequently a general theory for the structure of small viruses was worked out. He has also investigated the nature of consciousness in The astonishing hypothesis (1994).Discovered 3 May 1997 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(20610) Franciswilliams
Francis Williams (c. 1690–c. 1770) was a Jamaican astronomer, poet, and polymath. He was one of the most notable free black people in Jamaica. He independently recognized the return of Halley's Comet in 1759.Discovered 8 September 1999 by CSS, Catalina
(21789) Frankwasser
Francis Wasser (b. 1988) was awarded first place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics team project. He attends the Synge Street CBS Secondary School, Dublin, Ireland.Discovered 29 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(22148) Francislee
Francis Lee mentored a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Miller Junior High School, San Jose, California.Discovered 21 November 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(22341) Francispoulenc
French composer Francis Poulenc (1899–1963) put to music poetry from the avant-garde poets Apollinaire, Éluard and Aragon. His most popular song is Les Chemins de l'Amour (1940). Poulenc's religious devotion led to compositions such as Sabat Mater (1950) and Dialogues des Carmelites (1953).Discovered 8 August 1992 by E. W. Elst, Caussols
(22567) Zenisek
Sergio-Francis Mellejor Zenisek (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his biochemistry project. He attends the Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon.Discovered 20 April 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(52057) Clarkhowell
Francis Clark Howell (1925-2007), generally known as “F. Clark Howell”, was an American anthropologist. He altered his discipline by adding a broad spectrum of modern sciences to the traditional “stones and bones” approach of the past and is considered the father of modern paleo-anthropology.Discovered 15 August 2002 by Schwartz, M., Holvorcem, P. R., Cottage Grove
(61402) Franciseveritt
Francis Everitt (b. 1934), a professor at Stanford University, is the principal investigator of the Gravity Probe B experiment.Discovered 25 August 2000 by S. Sposetti, Gnosca
(92685) Cordellorenz
Francis Merritt Cordell restored the 1897 Alvan Clark refractor and guided the renovation of its dome at the Cordell-Lorenz Observatory at The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Philip Jack Lorenz reintroduced the astronomy classes at the University and established the public observing program at the Observatory.Discovered 31 August 2000 by D. T. Durig, Cordell-Lorenz
(95802) Francismuir
Francis Muir (b. 1926), mentor and advisor of the discoverer, has demonstrated a deft touch over seemingly endless years of applying a variety of modern mathematical notions to the simple and practical solution of problems in the earth sciences.Discovered 31 March 2003 by J. Dellinger, Needville
(124104) Balcony
Balcony is the nickname of Francis Faux (b. 1959), a French amateur astronomer who lives in Médoc, in the Bordeaux wine region. He is a friend of Michel Hernandez, one of the discoverers of this minor planet.Discovered 17 April 2001 by St. Veran, St. Veran
(175365) Carsac
French geologist and archaeologist Francis Carsac (François Bordes, 1919-1981) was a prehistory and geology professor in the science faculty at Bordeaux University. He published many very popular science-fiction books, some of the discoverer's favorites.Discovered 31 August 2005 by B. Christophe, Saint-Sulpice
(175920) Francisnimmo
Francis Nimmo (b. 1971) is a Professor at the University of California at Santa Cruz, who served as a Science Team Collaborator for the interior geophysics investigation for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Discovered 5 February 2000 by M. W. Buie, Kitt Peak
(329008) Frankbeaurepaire
Francis Joseph Edmund Beaurepaire (1891–1956) was an Australian Olympian, businessman, and civic leader. He won silver and bronze medals in swimming at the 1908, 1920, and 1924 Olympics. Francis founded a successful tire business and later served as Lord Mayor of Melbourne. He was instrumental in bringing the 1956 Summer Olympics to Melbourne.Discovered 23 June 2004 by J. Bedient, Maunakea
(444419) Francismccubbin
Francis McCubbin (b. 1982) is an American planetary scientist who studies water in rocky bodies across the Solar System. He made the pivotal discovery of water in lunar apatite and seeks to understand apatite in chondrites and achondrites as a signature of differentiation.Discovered 10 January 2006 by Mt. Lemmon Survey, Mount Lemmon