Asteroids named after people called Fritz
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(8634) Neubauer
Fritz Neubauer (b. 1940) is a pioneer in space science. His main fields are planetary magnetic fields and magnetospheres, interplanetary plasma and the interaction of the solar wind with comets. He has been principal and co-investigator on many NASA and ESA space missions. The name was suggested by M. Pätzold.Discovered 5 April 1981 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(8666) Reuter
Named for the German poet and social critic Fritz Reuter (1810-1874), co-founder of the new Low German literature and one of its greatest humorists. He often expressed worldly wisdom by descriptions of celestial bodies, especially the sun. His work, most of which takes place in Mecklenburg, criticizes unjust social conditions. As a student he was imprisoned for seven years because of his views in favor of democracy and the unity of Germany. Although written in a regional dialect, his work has been widely translated.Discovered 9 April 1991 by F. Borngen, Tautenburg
(40995) Muhleis
Fritz Mühleis (1909–1984) was a German pharmacist and amateur astronomer who held doctoral degrees in philosophy and political science. In the 1970s, he donated the equipment from his private observatory to the Starkenburg Observatory Heppenheim. Using the donated 0.2-m and 0.45-m reflectors, numerous minor planets were discovered, including this one.Discovered 27 October 1999 by Starkenburg, Heppenheim
(196772) Fritzleiber
Fritz Leiber Jr. (1910–1992) was an American science-fiction writer. He wrote, among other books, Gather, Darkness! (1943).Discovered 23 September 2003 by B. Christophe, Saint-Sulpice