Asteroids named after people called Gavrila
(23409) Derzhavin
Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin (1743-1816) was a great Russian poet, the immediate predecessor of Pushkin. In his verses he glorified the Russian war victories of the eighteenth century. He was also the author of striking satirical verses, as well as lyrics about love and landscapes.Discovered 31 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh, Nauchnyj