Asteroids named after people called Maurice
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(15092) Beegees
U.K.-born recording artists Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, of BeeGees fame, and soloist brother Andy (1958-1988) were raised in Australia only 100 km from the discovery site of this minor planet. The phenomenal success of the BeeGees can be attributed to their renowned harmonies and songwriting ability.Discovered 15 March 1999 by J. Broughton, Reedy Creek
(18627) Rogerbonnet
Roger-Maurice Bonnet (b. 1937) is a French experimental astrophysicist specializing in stellar physics. From 1983 to 2001 he was Science Director of ESA and he created Horizon 2000. Under his lead, ESA launched the scientific projects, Giotto, Hipparcos, ISO, XMM, SOHO, Cluster, Cassini-Huygens and HST.Discovered 27 February 1998 by Tombelli, M., Casacci, C., Cima Ekar
(21537) Frechet
Maurice Fréchet (1878-1973), a student of Hadamard and graduate of the École Normale Supérieure, was a pioneer in the study of the point set topology of abstract spaces and of functionals defined thereon. He introduced, among others, the concepts of compactness, completeness and separability.Discovered 15 August 1998 by P. G. Comba, Prescott
(28078) Mauricehilleman
Maurice Hilleman (1919–2005) was an American microbiologist who developed 8 of the 14 most common vaccines (measles, mumps, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, chickenpox, meningitis, pneumonia and Haemophilus influenzae bacteria). He is very likely the person who saved the most lives in modern times.Discovered 26 August 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(53088) Mauricehirsch
Maurice Hirsch (1902–1988) was a French teacher at the Lycée Bernard Palissy in Agen from 1930 to 1968. He taught physics and chemistry to dozens of classes of students, including Alain Aspect, winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics. Through Hirsch, all passionate physics and chemistry teachers are honored.Discovered 18 December 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(184275) Laffra
Maurice Laffra (1886-1936) established the Orchestre Symphonique du Creusot in 1920 and served as its conductor during 1920--1922. Now called Orchestre de la Communauté Le Creusot-Montceau, this orchestra continues to play classical works in the concert halls and churches of Burgundy.Discovered 6 January 2005 by J.-C. Merlin, Nogales