Asteroids named after people called Gerard
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(8297) Gerardfaure
Gérard Faure is a French amateur astronomer and member of the “Millennium Club”. He performs visual estimates of minor planets with magnitude discrepancies, pushing the limiting magnitude with his C8 telescope as far as visual magnitude 16.0 (Magnitude Alert Program). In 1996 he saw his 1000th minor planet visually.Discovered 18 August 1993 by E. W. Elst, Caussols
(15389) Geflorsch
Gérard Florsch (1925-1976) was one of the founders of the Groupe de Lorraine of the Société Astronomique de France and the public observatory of Sarreguemines. He was also a pioneer in photoelectric photometry and the construction of telescopes.Discovered 2 October 1997 by ODAS, Caussols
(17506) Walschap
Gerard Walschap (1898-1989) was a Flemish writer and poet, who became widely known for his novel Adelaide (1929). His novel Houtekiet (1939) is surely his most famous book. Due to his polemic nature and his emancipatory role in literature and society, his significance goes much further than purely literary.Discovered 4 April 1992 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(19999) Depardieu
French actor Gérard Depardieu (b. 1948) became world famous with the movie Jean de Florette, based on a novel by Pagnol. In the movie Tous les matins du monde (1991) he gave an outstanding performance as French composer Marin Marais. This naming also honors his son, the actor Guillaume Depardieu (1971-2008).Discovered 18 January 1991 by E. W. Elst, Haute Provence
(22519) Gerardklein
French actor Gérard Klein (b. 1942) has appeared in many movies and television series, including the L´instit series, which lasted ten years on French television.Discovered 2 March 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(25155) van Belle
Gerard van Belle (b. 1968) is an astronomer at the Lowell Observatory. His research interests include fundamental properties of stars---masses, radii and temperatures. He has a special interest in optical interferometry and has used every major optical interferometer in the world.Discovered 16 September 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(26259) Marzigliano
Gerard Marzigliano mentored a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Division Avenue High School, Levittown, New York.Discovered 17 August 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(59045) Gerardlemaitre
Gérard R. Lemaitre (b. 1943) is a French astronomer noted for pioneering work on methods for active optics. In addition to patents and papers, he authored the book Astronomical Optics and Elasticity Theory and participated in the optical concept of the giant Schmidt telescope LAMOST.Discovered 13 October 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(129176) Gerardcarter
Gerard Carter (b. 1958) is the Lockheed Martin Quality Engineering Lead for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. Prior to serving in this role, he was the QE Lead for the MAVEN Mars Orbiter Mission and several other deep space missions.Discovered 2 June 2005 by CSS, Catalina
(189264) Gerardjeong
Gerard K. Jeong (b. 1973) is a humanitarian, healer, and Spine Surgeon at Tucson Orthopedic Institute. He is a graduate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, and has held an Internship and Residency at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York.Discovered 10 April 2005 by Mount Lemmon Survey, Mount Lemmon
(249520) Luppino
Gerard A. Luppino (1959-2016) was an astronomer at the University of Hawaii, where he pioneered the construction of large-format mosaic CCD cameras for astronomy. He later formed GL Scientific, a company that fabricated instruments for many telescopes and space experiments.Discovered 14 February 2010 by Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala