Asteroids named after people called Frans
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(9615) Hemerijckx
Frans Hemerijckx (1902-1969) was a medical doctor who went in 1929 to Africa and India to fight against leprosy. Today tens of thousands of former lepers bear witness to his great struggle against a disease that is not yet defeated.Discovered 23 January 1993 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(10439) van Schooten
Frans van Schooten (c.1615–1660), at the University of Leiden, wrote Exercitationes mathematicae (1657) and Geometria a Renato Des Cartes (1659–1661). A promoter of cartesian geometry, he printed the first Latin version of Descartes' La Géométrie in 1649. The name was suggested by W. A. Fröger.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(10981) Fransaris
Frans Saris (b. 1942), Dean of Sciences at Leiden University and a distinguished atomic and molecular physicist, is well known for his advocacy of the role of science and technology for sustainable development and as a facilitator for fundamental research including that in astronomy. The name was suggested by T. de Zeeuw.Discovered 17 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(11242) Franspost
Dutch painter Frans Post (1612-1680) was one of the first European-trained artists to paint in the Americas. He recorded various aspects of life and the local atmosphere of Dutch Brazil, or Nieuw Holland, in his paintings.Discovered 25 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(12638) Fransbruggen
Frans Brüggen (b. 1934) is a Dutch recorder player and conductor. He was the founder of the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, which is dedicated to performing classical music as authentically as possible. In 2012 he was awarded the Edison Classical Music Award.Discovered 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(12941) Franssnik
Frans Snik (b. 1979) is a Dutch astronomer, specializing in polarization measurements and instrumentation. He led a number of citizen science projects in the Netherlands, including iSpex, to measure aerosols.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar