Asteroids named after people called Oskar

(11572) Schindler

Oskar Schindler (1905-1974) was an German industrialist during World War II. Through his heroic actions a group of Polish Jews avoided extermination by the Nazis in 1944. Director Steven Spielberg used this story for the movie Schindler's List (1993).Discovered 15 September 1993 by E. W. Elst, La Silla

(59389) Oskarvonmiller

Oskar von Miller (1855-1934) was a German engineer and founder of Deutsches Museum M眉nchen. He managed and built the then-largest high pressure hydroelectric power station and proposed the world's first projection planetarium, MODEL I (1925). Name suggested by the Deutsches Museum M眉nchen.Discovered 24 March 1999 by Kornos, L., Toth, J., Modra