Asteroids named after people called Frederick
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(8798) Tarantino
Frederick A. Tarantino (b. 1955) is president of the Universities Space Research Association, whose management includes the planetary radar at the Arecibo Observatory, the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, and numerous other space research facilities.Discovered 7 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(9151) Kettnergriswold
Kettner John Frederick Griswold (b. 1960) contributed to NASA's Lucy Trojan asteroid mission as the Launch Vehicle Integration Manager.Discovered 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J., Siding Spring
(9273) Schloerb
University of Massachusetts astronomer Frederick Peter Schloerb (b. 1952) is known for his comparative research on the interstellar medium and the origin of the solar system. The name was suggested by J. S. V. Lagerros.Discovered 22 August 1979 by C.-I. Lagerkvist, La Silla
(9677) Gowlandhopkins
Frederick Gowland Hopkins (1861-1947) received the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his discovery of the growth-stimulating vitamins. He is also widely acknowledged as one of the founders of modern biochemistry. Gowland Hopkins shared the 1929 Nobel Prize with Christiaan Eijkman.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(11766) Fredseares
Frederick H. Seares (1873-1964) was an American astronomer who standardized the stellar magnitude system and extended it using photography at Mt. Wilson Observatory. He measured and interpreted color indices of stars.Discovered 17 October 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(12775) Brackett
U.S. physicist Frederick Sumner Brackett (1896-1988) predicted the far-infrared lines of the hydrogen spectrum.Discovered 12 August 1994 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(39566) Carllewis
Frederick Carlton “Carl” Lewis (b. 1961) is a former American track and field athlete. Since the inaugural World Championships at Helsinki in 1983, he has won numerous gold medals at the World Championships and Olympics. In 1988 and 1991, he set world records for the 100m.Discovered 26 September 1992 by T. Seki, Geisei
(43293) Banting
Canadian medical doctor Frederick G. Banting (1891-1941) in 1921 led a breakthrough in the treatment of diabetes when he discovered the role of a hormone controlling glucose levels in the pancreas. Soon the production of insulin transformed the former killer disease into a manageable illness.Discovered 1 April 2000 by J. Broughton, Reedy Creek
(45595) Inman
Frederick John Inman (1934–2007) was an English actor best known for playing Mr Humphries in the British comedy Are You Being Served? (1972–1985), who went on to star in the Australian version of the same sitcom. In 1976 he was named both BBC TV Personality of the Year and TV Times readers' Funniest Man on Television.Discovered 6 February 2000 by CSS, Catalina
(74509) Gillett
Frederick C. Gillett (1937-2001), a pioneer in infrared astronomy, was the discoverer of the infrared excess of Vega in 1983 using the Infrared Astronomy Satellite. The Gemini North 8-m Telescope was renamed the Frederick C. Gillett Gemini Telescope in his honor on 2002 Nov. 18.Discovered 22 March 1999 by C. W. Juels, Fountain Hills
(95449) Frederickgregory
Frederick Drew Gregory (b. 1941) is a retired American astronaut who was the pilot on one space shuttle mission and commander on two other missions. In 1989, he was the first African American to command a space flight. He also served as Deputy Administrator at NASA.Discovered 7 February 2002 by M. W. Buie, Kitt Peak
(152641) Fredreed
Frederick Reed (1906-1978), grandfather of the first discoverer, was a dentist in Albany, NY, and amateur astronomer who passed on his love of the night sky to his grandson.Discovered 5 September 1997 by DeGraff, D. R., Weaver, S., Alfred University
(164405) Fennell
Frederick Fennell (1914–2004) was the foremost conductor of wind orchestras in the United States. He founded the famous Eastman Wind Ensemble in 1952, transforming the concert band into a medium for the performance of serious music for winds. Internationally recognized, he was the principal conductor of the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra from 1984 to 1994.Discovered 24 October 2005 by D. J. Tholen, Mauna Kea
(400796) Douglass
Frederick Douglass (c. 1818--1895) was an American born into slavery who became a leading abolitionist and supporter of women's rights. Through his writings and speeches, he tirelessly fought slavery. He advised presidents, served in government, and pushed for equal protection of all under the law.Discovered 31 March 2010 by WISE, WISE
(437192) Frederikolsen
Frederick Olsen (b. 1943) worked all over the world as a hydrogeologist, mining exploration geologist, paleontologist, and teacher about the earth, the solar system and the universe. He also has an extensive collection of minerals, fossils and meteorites, and was a founding member of Colorado Meteorite Society.Discovered 27 August 2011 by , Zelenchukskaya Stn110639 Kryachko, T. V.