Asteroids named after people called Rene
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(5077) Favaloro
Rene Favaloro (1923-2000) was a well-known Argentinian cardiologist who first developed the coronary-artery bypass surgery technique. Thanks to this approach a number of people have been able to recover from serious heart conditions all over the world.Discovered 17 June 1974 by Felix Aguilar Observatory, El Leoncito
(7933) Magritte
Named for the Belgian painter René Magritte Lessines (1898-1967), well known for his magical surrealistic style. In the 1930s composed his Magritte dictionary, placing ordinary objects, such as apples, stones and pipes, in a surrealistic context, thereby aiming to surprise and alienate. The philosophy of his work may best be summarized as “creating the unknown with known things”. Citation written by K. Leterme at the request of the discoverer.Discovered 3 April 1989 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(8797) Duffard
Rene Duffard (b. 1971) is a postdoctoral research scientist at the Instituto Astrofisica Andalucia in Granada, Spain. He performs photometric and spectroscopic measurements of near-Earth and main-belt minor planets, Centaurs and trans-Neptunian objects.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(10785) Dejaiffe
René Dejaiffe (b. 1940), of the Royal Belgian Observatory, has presided over national and international societies and organized more than 1400 conferences on astronomy and space science. Since 1997 he has been general secretary of the Société Royale Belge d´Astronomie, de Météorologie et de Physique du Globe.Discovered 4 September 1991 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(12630) Verstappen
René Verstappen (b. 1948) has been comptroller of the Dutch center for dissemination of information on astronomy, space science and meteorology for 36 years. He has done much for Dutch amateur astronomers. Name suggested by A. v. d. Brugge and H. van Woerden.Discovered 26 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(14533) Roy
René Roy (b. 1938) is an amateur who has devoted much time to astronomical observations. He was especially interested in CCD technology applied to search and astrometry of minor planets and comets and has discovered two numbered minor planets.Discovered 24 August 1997 by P. Antonini, Bedoin
(15399) Hudec
René Hudec (b. 1951), an Ondřejov astronomer who works in high-energy astrophysics, especially on γ-ray bursts, has designed space-based and ground-based experiments. He established the European Observation Network for GRB optical counterparts.Discovered 2 November 1997 by Ticha, J., Tichy, M., Klet
(25544) Renerogers
Rene Rogers mentored a finalist in the 2009 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Sterling Ridge Home School, Woodlands, Texas.Discovered 13 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(45580) Reneracine
René Racine (b. 1939) has served as director of the Mt. Mégantic Observatory (1976-1980, 1984-1997) and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (1980-1984). His research interests cover globular clusters, galaxies, astronomical instruments and adaptive optics. Some of his projects have earned him international renown.Discovered 10 February 2000 by D. Bergeron, Val-des-Bois
(59964) Pierremartin
Rene Pierre Martin (b. 1964) is an astronomer who held post doc fellowships with Steward Observatory, and with the ESO NTT in Chile. He was director at both the CFHT and the WIYN 3.5-m Observatory. He teaches astronomy and inspires young minds at UH Hilo. He is a drummer, like his idol Neil Peart.Discovered 8 September 1999 by CSS, Catalina
(162937) Pretre
Heart surgeon René Prêtre (b. 1957), voted Swiss of the Year in 2009, treats children in both Switzerland and Mozambique.Discovered 12 August 2001 by M. Ory, Vicques
(172317) Walterbos
Rene Walterbos (b. 1957) is a Dutch/American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, known for his research of the interstellar medium in the Andromeda galaxy and other nearby galaxies.Discovered 4 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point
(235990) Laennec
René Laennec (1781-1826) was a French physician. He invented the stethoscope in 1816 and pioneered its use in diagnosing chest conditions.Discovered 16 March 2005 by B. Christophe, Saint-Sulpice
(241364) Reneangelil
René Angélil (1942–2016) was a Canadian music producer and singer. Inspired by the cosmos, his motto was generosity. He helped many friends and artists such as world-renowned singer Céline Dion reach their full potential.Discovered 7 January 2008 by M. Ory, Vicques
(574548) Plume
René Plume (b. 1966) is a Canadian Professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Calgary. His research interests are focused on infrared and submillimeter-wave radio astronomy as applied to the physics and chemistry of the interstellar medium and star formation.Discovered 7 April 2007 by K. M. Perrett D. D. Balam, Maunakea