Asteroids named after people called Kurt
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(5470) Kurtlindstrom
Kurt Leighton Lindstrom (b. 1955) helped further the exploration of the planets through his role as the program executive for NASA's New Horizons Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission.Discovered 28 January 1988 by R. H. McNaught, Siding Spring
(11899) Weill
The German-American composer Kurt Weill (1900-1950) was born in Dessau. The Dreigroschenoper (“The Threepenny Opera”, 1928), written with Brecht, was a revolution in the musical theatre. In 1935, he emigrated to New York and became a highly successful composer on Broadway.Discovered 9 April 1991 by F. Borngen, Tautenburg
(12401) Tucholsky
German author Kurt Tucholsky (1890-1935) was a masterly critic of philistinism, nationalism, militarism and corruptibility. He wrote poems, chansons and stories. His best-known novels were Rheinsberg and Schloá Gripsholm. In 1933, he was expatriated from his homeland and later committed suicide.Discovered 21 July 1995 by F. Borngen, Tautenburg
(13269) Dahlstrom
Kurt Martin Dahlstrom (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his environmental sciences project. He attends the Hillsboro High School, Hillsboro, North Dakota.Discovered 17 August 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(16044) Kurtbachmann
Kurt Bachmann mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Oklahoma School of Science & Mathematics, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Discovered 6 April 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(16874) Kurtwahl
Kurt Wahl mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Troy High School, Fullerton, California.Discovered 20 January 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(25399) Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut (b. 1922) is a revolutionary U.S. science-fiction writer who crossed over into mainstream literature and is often referred to as the “Mark Twain of the second half of the twentieth century”. He is most famous for his novel Slaughterhouse 5.Discovered 11 November 1999 by C. W. Juels, Fountain Hills
(73670) Kurthopf
Kurt Hopf (b. 1952) is a head teacher of the primary school in Hof, Germany. With enthusiasm and expertise he directed the Public Observatory Hof from 1976 until 2003 and has published astronomical articles and educational material for children. The name was suggested by G. and D. Heinlein.Discovered 19 August 1982 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M., Palomar
(489603) Kurtschreckling
Kurt Schreckling (b. 1939) is a German technician and amateur astronomer. His specialty is the optical measurement technique and the imparting of this knowledge to other amateur astronomers.Discovered 13 October 2007 by R. Gierlinger, Gaisberg