Asteroids named after people called Jozef

(8328) Uyttenhove

Jozef Uyttenhove (b. 1944), an authority on the history of the exact sciences during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, has recently retired as a professor of physics and as director of the Museum for the History of Sciences at the University of Ghent.Discovered 23 August 1981 by H. Debehogne, La Silla

(11583) Breuer

Jozef Breuer (1842-1925) was an Austrian physician who anticipated the process of psychoanalysis. In the famous case study of “Anna O.”, Breuer concluded that neurotic symptoms result from unconscious processes.Discovered 12 August 1994 by E. W. Elst, La Silla

(24949) Klacka

Slovak physicist Jozef Klačka (b. 1963) is an associate professor at Comenius University, Bratislava. His theoretical research centers on the orbital evolution of dust particles, taking into account various effects (e.g., particle shape, solar wind, Yarkovsky effect).Discovered 4 August 1997 by Galad, A., Pravda, A., Modra

(26639) Murgas

Jozef Murgaš (1864-1929), an inventor and pioneer in the field of radiotelegraphy, was the first anywhere in the world to broadcast the spoken word. In 1904 he was granted two patents from the U.S. Patent Office for his “Tonsystem”. Altogether he registered twelve patents, all concerning radiotelegraphy.Discovered 5 May 2000 by P. Kusnirak, Ondrejov

(29244) Van Damme

Jozef Van Damme (b. 1912) was born in the beautiful village of Kaprijke (East Flanders), not far from the mouth of the Schelde river. A teacher in Ghent, he developed a great sense for history and became an authority on the writings of the French and British Enlightenment.Discovered 26 July 1992 by E. W. Elst, La Silla

(33017) Wronski

Józef Maria Hoëne-Wroński (1778-1853) was a Polish mathematician and philosopher, known for the wronskians, or Wroński determinants, which have been used very successfully in the study of differential equations.Discovered 9 April 1997 by E. W. Elst, La Silla

(240021) Radzo

Jozef Radzo (b. 1949) is a teacher of mathematics and physics at Gymnázium A. Bernoláka secondary school in Senec, Slovakia, where he established modern physics and chemistry laboratories. From 1973-1993, he worked in Gymnázium Šamorín, where he encouraged S. Kürti's interest in astronomy.Discovered 8 October 2001 by NEAT, Palomar

(424613) Kraszewski

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (1812–1887) was a Polish novelist, historian, publisher, painter, and musician. He wrote over 200 novels and several hundred novellas and short stories. More than 20 volumes of scholarly works were devoted to the history of Lithuania and Poland. Kraszewski lived in Vilnius from 1829 to 1833.Discovered 2 May 2008 by Moletai, Moletai

(601731) Kukuczka

Józef Jerzy Kukuczka (1948–1989) was one of the most eminent high-altitude climbers in history. In September 1987 he became the second man to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders in the world. Kukuczka established 10 new routes, including the “Polish Line” on K2. He died attempting to climb the South Face of Lhotse in Nepal.Discovered 3 August 2013 by M. Å»ołnowski M. Kusiak, Tincana

(722063) Andrasz

Józef Andrasz (1891–1963) was a Polish Jesuit priest. He studied philosophy and theology in Poland and Grafenberg (Moravia). He was a writer, retreat leader, and spiritual director, and he worked at the Jesuit Publishing House in Krakow.Discovered 3 May 2013 by R. P. Boyle K. Černis, Mount Graham