Asteroids named after people called Jacques
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(3256) Daguerre
Named for the Frenchman Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre (1787–1851), who invented the daguerrotype photographic process in 1835.Discovered 26 September 1981 by Skiff, B. A., Thomas, N. G., Anderson Mesa
(6542) Jacquescousteau
Jacques Yves Cousteau (1910-1997) was a French marine explorer, author and documentary filmmaker. The name was suggested by M. Tichy and Z. Moravec.Discovered 15 February 1985 by A. Mrkos, Klet
(10089) Turgot
Named in memory of Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot (1727–1781), the famous French economist whose efforts for financial reform were blocked by the privileged classes. In his most famous work Réflexions sur la formation et la distribution des richesses (1766), he introduced new economic methods for the peasant region he administered. During 1770–71 he successfully combated famine by maintaining free commerce in grain.Discovered 22 September 1990 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(10830) Desforges
Jacques Desforges (1723-1791) was a French priest at Etampes, opposing the clergy by writing the pamphlet Avantages du mariage aux prêtres et évêques... (Brussels, 1758). The eight months he had to spend in the Bastille he used for planning the construction of a flying machine.Discovered 20 October 1993 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(13231) Blondelet
Jacques Blondelet (1934-1998) was a former president of the Société Lorraine d´Astronomie and vice president of the Observatoire Provençal d´Astrophotographie. A physician by profession, he has published many papers on cosmology in magazines such as the Echo d´Orion.Discovered 17 January 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(14621) Tati
French comic genius Jacques Tati (1908-1982), a film writer, director and actor, is famous for comedy farces such as Jour De Fête (1946), rich with sound effects but virtually free of dialogue. His brilliant characterization of the quirky Mr. Hulot places him alongside the greats Chaplin and Keaton.Discovered 22 October 1998 by J. Broughton, Reedy Creek
(15899) Silvain
Jacques Silvain (1926-1987) was an enthusiastic amateur astronomer who devoted much time to visual and photographic observations. He was an active member of the Société Astronomique de France and built several telescopes.Discovered 3 September 1997 by P. Antonini, Bedoin
(18605) Jacqueslaskar
Jacques Laskar (b. 1955) is principally concerned with the chaotic behavior of the principal planets. A staff member of the Institut de Mécanique Céleste in Paris, he was the first to show the chaotic motion of the inner solar system and the stabilization of the obliquity of the ecliptic by the Moon.Discovered 28 January 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(18624) Prevert
French poet and scriptwriter Jacques Prevert (1900-1977) portrayed love, joy and sorrow in ordinary people's lives, using simple words, humor and tactful parody. Among the gems he left are his poetry (Paroles), chansons (Les Feuilles Mortes and Barbara) and the film Les Enfants du Paradis with Marcel Carné.Discovered 27 February 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(24102) Jacquescassini
Jacques Cassini (1677-1756), a.k.a. Cassini II, succeeded his father, G. D. Cassini (Cassini I) as director of the Paris Observatory in 1712. He improved the geographic knowledge of France, studied the proper motion of stars and compiled the first tables of the orbital motions of Saturn's satellites.Discovered 9 November 1999 by C. W. Juels, Fountain Hills
(37782) Jacquespiccard
Jacques Piccard (1922-2008) was a Belgian marine explorer. In 1960 he made the deepest ocean descent ever accomplished, using the submersible bathyscaphe, developed by his father, Auguste Piccard. The discovery of living organisms at that depth of 11 km led to a ban on dumping nuclear waste in ocean trenches.Discovered 3 May 1997 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(47054) Jacquesblamont
Jacques Blamont (1926–2020) was a French astrophysicist and one of the founding fathers of space activities in France. He created in 1958 the first national space laboratory (now Latmos). He became in 1962 the first scientific and technical director of the newly-created CNES (French space agency). He initiated cooperation with the U.S.A., U.S.S.R. and India.Discovered 7 December 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(52655) Villermaux
Jacques Villermaux (1935–1997) was a French amateur astronomer and Professor of Chemical Engineering. An active member of the Groupe de Lorraine of the Société Astronomique de France, he received the Marius Jacquemetton prize in 1960. Villermaux made precise observations of the 1961 February 15 solar eclipse and of comet C/1973 E1 (Kohoutek).Discovered 8 January 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(59388) Monod
Jacques Monod (1910-1976) was a French biologist who received the Nobel prize in 1965 for his work on the synthesis of proteins. He wrote also about epistemology, as in his book Chance and necessity (1970).Discovered 24 March 1999 by M. M. M. Santangelo, Monte Agliale
(77441) Jouve
Jacques Jouve (b. 1929) was involved in the construction of the Paris Observatory's station near Saint-Véran. Until 1980 the station was dedicated to studies of the solar corona.Discovered 18 April 2001 by St. Veran, St. Veran
(214719) Louges
Jacques Louges (1931–2025) was a French sailor, business leader, and co-founder of the Dax observatory (MPC code 958). He was able, through his kindness, to bring his friends together for the construction of the first telescope and its dome in 1979.Discovered 13 October 2006 by C. Rinner, Dax
(345762) Jacquescoeur
Jacques Cœur (c. 1395–1456), was a French merchant, and one of the founders of trade between France and the Levant.Discovered 13 March 2007 by B. Christophe, Saint-Sulpice