Asteroids named after people called Nicolaas
馃懚 Nicolaas as a baby name
Nicolaas Bloembergen (b. 1920), Dutch-American physicist, shared part of the 1981 Nobel Prize for physics with Arthur Schawlow for contributions to the development of laser spectroscopy. The name was suggested by W. A. Fr枚ger.Discovered 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
Nicolaas Witsen (1641-1717) was a Dutch lawyer, politician, scientist, graphic artist, collector, author and cartographer. He also was mayor of the city of Amsterdam and governor of the Dutch East India Company, beginning in 1693. In this capacity he initiated research on people, flora and fauna in Asia.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
Nicolaas Rockox (1560-1640), a humanist and maecenas, was a highly respected citizen in Antwerp. A graduate of law from the University of Douai, he became one of the burgomasters of Antwerp in 1603, a position which he held several times.Discovered 25 August 1998 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
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