Asteroids named after people called Hendrik
👶 Hendrik as a baby name
Hendrik Conscience (1812–1883) was a founder of Flemish literature. Although he started writing in French, he soon changed to Flemish. In 1838 he published the historical novel De Leeuw van Vlaanderen (The Lion of Flanders), which describes the fourteenth-century battle between the Flemish and French.Discovered 25 April 1998 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
Hendrik Casimir (1909–2000) was a Dutch physicist who worked on topics in quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics. In 1948 he predicted the Casimir effect, an attractive force between two uncharged plates in a vacuum due to quantum fluctuations of the electromagnetic field.Discovered 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
Hendrik Johannes (“Johan”) Cruijff (b. 1947) is a legendary Dutch football player who also became successful as a football coach in the Netherlands and Spain. His Cruyff Foundation supports sports projects for disabled and disadvantaged children. The name was suggested by C. E. Koppeschaar.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
Hendrik Van Gaal (1916-1998) was a Belgian priest and the founder of Urania, the public observatory of Antwerp. Van Gall strongly felt that religious institutions should not take a defensive attitude against, but rather encourage, science. The name was suggested by E. Goffin and M. Gyssens.Discovered 10 October 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
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