Asteroids named after people called Justus

(69286) von Liebig

Justus von Liebig (1803-1873), a full professor in 1826, made many important contributions to the fields of inorganic and organic, biological and agricultural chemistry. Students from all over Europe came to study with him. He introduced the mineral fertilizers.Discovered 10 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D., Tautenburg