Asteroids named after people called Oliver
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(10716) Olivermorton
Oliver Morton (b. 1965) writes about the growth of scientific knowledge and its consequences, with a particular interest in planetary science and the interdisciplinary perspective that it offers.Discovered 29 November 1983 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(11050) Messiaen
Oliver Messiaën (1908-1992) was organist at Ste. Trinité in Paris, as well as a composer and teacher of a whole generation of young composers. In his works for organ and orchestra numerous influences are merged, such as rhythms from oriental civilizations.Discovered 13 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D., Tautenburg
(12167) Olivermuller
Oliver Müller (b. 1971), a cardiologist in the stroke department of the Heidelberg University Hospital, convinced the second discoverer in a personal dialogue that her life was still valuable and that the coronary catheterization was necessary.Discovered 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(20563) Oliverprice
Oliver Price (b. 1993) is a British scientist who researched the large-scale structure of comets’ dust tails for his Ph.D. at University College London’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory. He employed innovative image-mapping techniques to capture for the first time the formation of dust tail striae.Discovered 9 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(26940) Quintero
Oliver Adolfo Quintero (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his chemistry project. He attends the John Cooper School, The Woodlands, Texas.Discovered 2 April 1997 by LINEAR, Socorro
(28623) Olivermoses
Oliver Moses (b. 1972) is a Botswanese senior research scholar in climate change science at the Okavango Research Institute of the University of Botswana in Maun, Botswana. He played a key role in the recovery and study of meteorites from impacting asteroid 2018 LA in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.Discovered 27 March 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(28711) Oliverburnett
Oliver Burnett (b. 2000) is a finalist in the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his earth and space sciences project. He attends the Ellis School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Discovered 7 April 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(34198) Oliverleitner
Oliver Leitner (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy project. He attends the Davidson Academy of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, U.S.A.Discovered 25 August 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(34466) Ognicholls
Oliver Grant Nicholls (b. 1999) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2018 Intel ISEF for his robotics and intelligent machines project. He also received the Gordon E. Moore Award. He attended the Barker College, Sydney, NSW, Australia.Discovered 24 September 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(84928) Oliversacks
Oliver Sacks (b. 1933) is a physician and author. His descriptions of people confronting neurological challenges such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's, together with his books about the brain, botany, chemistry and music, have inspired generations of doctors, patients and readers around the world.Discovered 16 November 2003 by CSS, Catalina
(129114) Oliverwalthall
Oliver Walthall (b. 1972) is the LIDAR algorithm subject matter expert at Lockheed Martin for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. He was also a Guidance, Navigation and Control engineer on the MAVEN and Orion programs.Discovered 9 December 2004 by CSS, Catalina
(201019) Oliverwhite
Oliver L. White (b. 1984) is a research scientist at the NASA SETI Institute. He served as a science team post-doctoral researcher for geophysics investigations for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Discovered 6 February 2002 by M. W. Buie, Kitt Peak
(238710) Halassy
Olivér Halassy (1909-1946) was a Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer, who won two gold and one silver medal in three Summer Olympics Games between 1928 and 1936. He was the first amputee swimmer to compete in the Olympics. He also became European champion in the 1500-m freestyle in 1931.Discovered 4 April 2005 by K. Sarneczky, Piszkesteto
(283141) Dittsche
Oliver Michael “Olli” Dittrich (b. 1956), known as “Dittsche”, is a German actor, comedian and musician.Discovered 28 December 2008 by R. Apitzsch, Wildberg