Asteroids named after people called Nils
馃懚 Nils as a baby name
Named for Nils Dacke (d.~1543), born in Tors氓s in the Swedish province Sm氓land. Dacke was the leader of the peasants who rebelled against king Gustav Wasa in 1542. This uprising, mainly against clerical policy, tax policy and prohibition of trade across the Danish border, was the last of the large rebellions in Sweden against the king and centralized power. Initially, Dacke and his army had great success and forced the king to sign a peace treaty after he lost most of the southern provinces to the rebels. The next year the king hired foreign mercenaries, and Dacke's army was beaten. Dacke was shot, and the uprising was at an end.Discovered 22 August 1979 by C.-I. Lagerkvist, La Silla
Nils Tamm (1876-1957) studied at Uppsala University in the late 19th century and later at the Royal Academy of Arts in Stockholm. At his private observatory he made observations of variable stars, and he also discovered several novae. His donation made the building of the Kvistaberg Observatory possible.Discovered 19 March 1993 by UESAC, La Silla
Nils G枚ran Sj枚lander (b. 1951), formerly librarian at Uppsala Observatory, studies dwarf galaxies and has a keen interest in the history of astronomy.Discovered 2 March 1992 by UESAC, La Silla
Nils Bergvall (b. 1945), astronomer at Uppsala Observatory, studies galaxy evolution and is also interested in music.Discovered 17 March 1993 by UESAC, La Silla
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