Asteroids named after people called Karel
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Karel Raška (1909-1987) was a Czech physician and epidemiologist, known as “the father of the conception of epidemiologic surveillance”. He was awarded the Edward Jenner Medal by the Royal Society of Medicine.Discovered 29 January 1989 by Z. Vavrova, Klet
Karel Vrba (1845-1922) was professor of mineralogy at Charles University in Prague and founder of the mineralogical collections in the National Museum of Prague, including meteorites. The name was suggested by J. Ticha and M. Šolc.Discovered 15 November 1987 by A. Mrkos, Klet
Named in memory of Karel Kryl (1944-1994), Czech singer and songwriter, from 1969 a resident of Germany working at Radio Free Europe. His songs were appreciated as a symbol of freedom by many people in the former Czechoslovakia. Name suggested by J. Ticha and M. Tichy.Discovered 21 August 1984 by A. Mrkos, Klet
Karel Albert Rudolf Bosscha (1865-1928) was a notable Dutch tea planter in Malabar, West Java, who, with his nephew Rudolf Albert Kerkhoven, greatly contributed to the establishment of an astronomical observatory in Lembang, near Bandung.Discovered 13 May 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
Karel F. Wakker (b. 1944), professor of astrodynamics at Delft Technical University, has made important contributions to Dutch, ESA and NASA space projects, as well as inspiring numerous students. The name was suggested by F. Israel.Discovered 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
Karel IV (1316-1378), king of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, supported cultural and scientific advancement. Charles University, which he founded in Prague, was the first university in central Europe. During his 30-year reign the Czech lands did not experience the hardship of wars. The name was suggested by M. Juřík.Discovered 19 May 1998 by P. Pravec, Ondrejov
Karel Teige (1900-1952) was a graphic artist, leader and theoretician of the Czech art avantgarde. He served as a main Czech connection to French Surrealism, especially to Andre Breton. He was a co-founder of The Group of Surrealists in Czechoslovakia in 1934.Discovered 14 October 1987 by A. Mrkos, Klet
Karel Zeman (1910–1989), Czech filmmaking genius and experimenter, combined different techniques of visual arts, as can be seen especially in his Invention for Destruction warning against the abuse of science. Other successful films of his are Journey to the Beginning of Time and the animated The Sorcerer's Apprentice.Discovered 6 June 1996 by Pravec, P., Sarounova, L., Ondrejov
Karel Ančerl (1908-1973) was the head conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra during 1950-1968. He brought the orchestra to the highest standard by his demands and consistent work. He was an excellent interpreter of the music of the twentieth century and made some of Prague's best recordings.Discovered 2 October 1999 by L. Sarounova, Ondrejov
Karel Anděl (1884-1948) was a teacher. In astronomy he was known as a moon cartographer, author of Mappa Selenographica (1926). He was one of the founders of the Czech Astronomical Society in 1917.Discovered 15 January 1997 by Tichy, M., Moravec, Z., Klet
Since 1946 Karel Lewit (b. 1916) has worked in leading Prague teaching hospitals, developing and propagating modern methods of rehabilitation and manual medicine, teaching and training specialists in that field at home and abroad.Discovered 19 October 1997 by L. Sarounova, Ondrejov
Karel Raušal (1906-1983), Czech jurist and an honorary member of the Czechoslovak Astronomical Society, was an enthusiastic amateur astronomer known for his skill in astronomical photography and as excellent teacher. He was instrumental in building the university and public observatories in Brno in the 1950s.Discovered 15 December 1998 by P. Pravec, Ondrejov
Karel Slavíček (1678-1735), Jesuit missionary and scientist was the first Czech sinologist. Together with Ignatius Kegler he went to China in 1716. He worked on astronomy, mathematics and music and prepared maps of Beijing in 1718 and 1728.Discovered 22 September 1997 by M. Tichy, Klet
Karel Jaromír Erben (1811–1870) was a collector of folk songs, rhymes and fairy tales. In 1864 he published the collection Prostonárodní české písně a říkadla (Folk Czech Songs and Rhymes), containing over 2200 songs and texts from Bohemia. He is well known for his poem collection Kytice z pověstí národních (Bouquet).Discovered 20 August 1998 by P. Pravec, Ondrejov
Karel Rektorys (b. 1923), Czech mathematician and professor at the Czech Technical University in Prague, is the chief editor of the book Survey of Applicable Mathematics, the English translation of which became an official handbook at M.I.T. in Boston. He is the author of several monographs on variational methods.Discovered 14 September 1999 by Pravec, P., Kusnirak, P., Ondrejov
Karel Vodička (1880-1957) was a mathematician and physicist with a deep interest in astronomy, director of Jirsík High School (1925-1935). He founded the South Bohemian Astronomical Society (JAS) in 1928 and served as the first director of České Budějovice Observatory (1928-1942) built by JAS.Discovered 1 November 1999 by Ticha, J., Tichy, M., Klet
Karel Juza (1952-1994) was a Czech stellar astronomer who worked at the observatories in Valašské Meziříčí, Tatranská Lomnica, Skalnaté Pleso and Ondřejov. His studies concentrated on the eclipsing binary AR Aur and Be-stars. He died prematurely, just before finishing his Ph.D. thesis.Discovered 23 April 2001 by Pravec, P., Kusnirak, P., Ondrejov
Karel Klostermann (1848–1923) was a Czech and German writer, author of novels and short stories inspired by the lives of people living in the Šumava mountains. In many works he reflected the lives and traditions of wood-cutters and farmers, as well as the beauties of the landscape.Discovered 19 May 2004 by KLENOT, Klet
Karel Trutnovský (b. 1971) is a Czech geodesist, cartographer and astronomer. He has restored and runs Oldřich Kotík Observatory and Planetarium in Ždánice, Czechia, and among his activities are public outreach in astronomy and participating in an international sunspot drawings program.Discovered 12 October 1999 by Pravec, P., Kusnirak, P., Ondrejov
Karel Pacner (1936–2021) was a Czech science journalist and writer interested in cosmonautics. He attended the 1969 launch of Apollo 11 as the only Czech journalist. Pacner correctly described events and people from both the Soviet and American sides of the space race, as well as later cooperation in space.Discovered 8 August 2004 by KLENOT, Klet
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