Asteroids named after people called Matthias
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(37584) Schleiden
The German botanist Matthias Jakob Schleiden (1804-1881), a professor at Jena during 1846-1863, utilized the microscope in research and teaching. He stated that cells are elementary units of organisms, and their nuclei are important for the cell division. He was co-founder (with Theodor Schwann) of the field of cytology.Discovered 10 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D., Tautenburg
(53119) Matthiasgoerne
Matthias Goerne (b. 1967) is a German baritone. A leading specialist and performer of Lieder, particularly Schubert, he also devotes much of his career to the German opera repertoire. Matthias performs with the world's greatest artists, particularly in Paris, in numerous recitals and operas, and has recorded many albums that have won prestigious awards.Discovered 13 January 1999 by ODAS, Caussols
(208196) Matthiashahn
Matthias K. Hahn (b. 1984) is a German planetary scientist. He served as a Science Team Collaborator for the NASA New Horizons Mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, contributing significantly to gravity and radiometer measurements at both Pluto and Arrokoth. He has also made contributions to comet science and served on the ESA Rosetta Mission.Discovered 27 August 2000 by M. W. Buie, Cerro Tololo
(230415) Matthiasjung
Matthias Jung (b. 1961) is a German amateur astronomer, who observes comets and near-Earth asteroids. His main interests are spectroscopy of comets and occultations of minor planets. Named suggested and citation provided by Harald Bill.Discovered 20 June 2002 by NEAT, Palomar
(450737) Sarbievius
Matthias Casimirus Sarbievius (in Polish, Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski; 1595–1640), was a Polish-Lithuanian Jesuit. He was a poet and is considered Europe's most prominent Latin poet of the 17th century. Sarbievius was a professor of rhetoric, philosophy and theology at Vilnius University in Lithuania and in 1635 was made preacher to King Władysław IV Wasa.Discovered 14 April 2007 by K. Äernis, Moletai
(541983) Matthiaspenselin
Matthias Penselin (b. 1963) is a science teacher at the Albert Schweitzer Gymnasium in Crailsheim, Germany and a member of the Haus der Astronomie in Heidelberg, Germany. He is an avid astronomer and developer of teaching materials for astrophotography, asteroid searches, and spectroscopy.Discovered 25 April 2003 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak