Asteroids named after people called Philibert
(13770) Commerson
Philibert Commerson (1727-1773) was a French naturalist, botanist and explorer. In 1764 he joined Bougainville on the frigate Boudeuse to circumnavigate the world. Near Rio de Janeiro he found a vivid colorful vine, which upon his suggestion was named Bougainvillea by the French botanist de Jussieu.Discovered 20 September 1998 by E. W. Elst, La Silla