Asteroids named after people called Leopold
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(6966) Vietoris
Named in honor of Leopold Vietoris (b. 1891), professor emeritus of mathematics of the Leopold-Franzens-University in Innsbruck, on the occasion of his forthcoming 107th birthday. Vietoris is the oldest full member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and a highly decorated scientist. He made fundamental contributions to algebraic and set-theory topology, and he also wrote outstanding papers on the theory of real functions and on applied mathematics. Named by the first discoverer following a suggestion by H. Haupt, who prepared the citation.Discovered 13 September 1991 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F., Tautenburg
(20012) Ranke
Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886) was a professor of history in Berlin from 1825 to 1871. Treading new paths, he created the basis for the modern study of history by exact research and criticism of original sources. His complete works cover 54 volumes. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Discovered 13 September 1991 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D., Tautenburg
(25624) Kronecker
Leopold Kronecker (1823-1891) was a German mathematician who published widely in a variety of fields. His researches in algebra and his program to “arithmetize” algebra and analysis had a considerable influence on early twentieth-century mathematics.Discovered 6 January 2000 by P. G. Comba, Prescott
(251325) Leopoldjosefine
Leopold Gierlinger (b. 1935) and Josefine Gierlinger (b. 1935) are the parents of the discoverer.Discovered 9 February 2007 by R. Gierlinger, Gaisberg