Asteroids named after people called Samuel
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(3866) Langley
Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906), third secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, was founder of its Astrophysical Observatory. While Allegheny Observatory director he invented a bolometer. He developed a working wing and in 1896 conducted the first successful flight of an unmanned, heavier-than-air flying machine.Discovered 20 January 1988 by H. Debehogne, La Silla
(4321) Zero
Samuel Joel “Zero” Mostel (1915-1977) was an American actor, singer and artist. A Tony Award winner for his theatrical performances, Mostel is probably best known for his comedic roles in movies such as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and The Producers.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(8672) Morse
Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872) was an American painter and inventor who in 1838 developed the code of dots and dashes that now bears his name. After constructing the first telegraph between Baltimore and Washington, he became a philanthropist.Discovered 6 August 1991 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(9126) Samcoulson
Samuel Harold Coulson (b. 1998) is a finalist in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for his earth and space sciences project. He attends the West Platte Junior High Scoool, Weston, Missouri.Discovered 20 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(9465) Fergusonsam
Samuel Ferguson (b. 2000) was a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his engineering project. He attended the West Windsor Plainsboro High School South, Princeton Junction, New Jersey.Discovered 23 April 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(9687) Uhlenbeck
Together with Samuel A. Goudsmit, Dutch-American physicist George E. Uhlenbeck (1900-1988) proposed the concept of electron spin at the University of Leiden in 1925. Spin is a fundamental property of neutrons, protons and other elementary particles. The name was suggested by W. A. Fröger.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(11686) Samuelweissman
Samuel Weissman (b. 2001) was a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his cellular and molecular biology project. He attended the Harriton High School, Rosemont, Pennsylvania.Discovered 20 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(12911) Goodhue
Samuel Harlowe Goodhue (b. 1921), engineer and alpinist of Jackson, New Hampshire, was Chairman of the Trails Committee and then the Huts Committee for the Appalachian Mountain Club. He has been generous with his time and talents to both the Mount Washington (meteorological) and Lowell observatories.Discovered 17 September 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(17971) Samuelhowell
Samuel James Amberson Howell (b. 1986) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. He attends the Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.A.Discovered 10 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(20656) Samuelgrant
Samuel Grant (b. 1998) is a British scientist based at the Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki. His Ph.D. research at University College London’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory included predicting crossings of comets’ ion tails by spacecraft, and studying dust trails’ interactions with the solar wind.Discovered 9 October 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(21351) Bhagwat
Samuel Mohun Bhagwat (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his mathematics project. He attends the Winston Churchill High School, Livonia, Michigan.Discovered 4 March 1997 by LINEAR, Socorro
(25604) Karlin
Samuel Karlin (b. 1924) spent most of his academic career at Stanford University. He has been a prolific researcher in statistics and mathematical analysis and its applications, notably genetics. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a recipient of the National Medal of Science.Discovered 4 January 2000 by P. G. Comba, Prescott
(28642) Zbarsky
Samuel Zbarsky (b. 1995) is a finalist in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his mathematics project. He attends the Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Maryland.Discovered 30 March 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(29773) Samuelpritt
Samuel Wye Pritt (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. He is homeschooled in Walkersville, Maryland, U.S.A.Discovered 10 February 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(30226) Samuelleejackson
Samuel Lee Jackson (b. 1997) is a British researcher at The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, who specializes in observations of near-Earth asteroids and the use of small robotic telescopes.Discovered 4 April 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(30273) Samepstein
Samuel Epstein (b. 1996) is a finalist in the 2015 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his animal sciences project. He attends the John F. Kennedy High School, Bellmore, New York.Discovered 29 April 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(30444) Shemp
Brooklyn-born Shemp Howard (Samuel Horwitz, 1895-1955) of Three Stooges fame was an original member during their 1920s vaudeville years. In 1946 he appeared on screen to replace his ailing brother Curly. Like Curly, Shemp was a naturally gifted comedian who brought his own style of comedy to the act.Discovered 5 July 2000 by J. Broughton, Reedy Creek
(32623) Samuelkahn
Samuel Bennett Kahn (b. 2002) is a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his environmental and earth sciences project. He attends the High Tech Middle, San Diego, California.Discovered 7 September 2001 by LINEAR, Socorro
(33565) Samferguson
Samuel Ferguson (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biomedical engineering project. She attends the Christian Unified High School, El Cajon, California, U.S.A.Discovered 10 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(34089) Smoter
Samuel Smoter (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his animal sciences team project. He attends the Grammar School of St. Nicholas, Presov, Presovsky, Slovakia.Discovered 2 August 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(34738) Hulbert
Samuel F. Hulbert (b. 1936) is president of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His visionary leadership led to the building of the Oakley Observatory, where this minor planet was discovered. The name was suggested by R. Ditteon.Discovered 20 August 2001 by C. Wolfe, Terre Haute
(34788) Samuellossef
Samuel Brian Lossef (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy project. He attended the School Without Walls High School, Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.Discovered 12 September 2001 by LINEAR, Socorro
(35165) Quebec
The city of Québec was founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain. Cradle of French civilization in North America, its name comes from the Algonquin kebek, or “narrowing of the river”. Québec was the capital of Canada during 1849-1865 and since 1867 capital of the largest Canadian province, which also bears its name.Discovered 16 August 1993 by E. W. Elst, Caussols
(46513) Ampzing
Samuel Ampzing (1590-1632) was a Dutch minister, poet and purist. In 1617 he wrote a description of Haarlem in poetic form, aided by Petrus Scriverius. The name was suggested by C. E. Koppeschaar.Discovered 16 March 1972 by T. Gehrels, Palomar
(79087) Scheidt
Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654), whose birth and death occurred in Halle, which is also the native town of the discoverer, was a famous organist and composer. He greatly influenced sacred vocal music and the Baroque organ style, with his first publication in Germany of his organ works in the modern five-line stave notation.Discovered 17 October 1977 by F. Borngen, Tautenburg
(96200) Oschin
Samuel Oschin (1914-2003) was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. The 48-inch Oschin Schmidt telescope at Palomar Observatory was used to discover this minor planet.Discovered 25 August 1992 by A. Lowe, Palomar
(163819) Teleki
Hungarian explorer Sámuel Teleki (1845-1916) led the first expedition to Northern Kenya. He was the first to reach the snow-line on Mount Kilimanjaro and the first explorer to set foot on Mount Kenya, climbing up to around 4300 meters. Teleki was the first European to see Lake Turkana, which he named Lake Rudolf.Discovered 7 September 2003 by Sarneczky, K., Sipocz, B., Piszkesteto
(189398) Soemmerring
Samuel Thomas von Soemmerring (1755-1830) was a German anthropologist, anatomist, paleontologist and inventor. He discovered the macula in the retina of the human eye and invented the electrochemical telegraph. His son Detmar Wilhelm was cofounder of the Physikalischer Verein in 1824 at Frankfurt-am-Main.Discovered 7 May 2008 by Karge, S., Kling, R., Taunus
(343774) Samuelhale
Samuel D. Hale (b. 1942) is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Mount Wilson Institute and grandson of Mount Wilson Observatory's founding director, George Ellery Hale. Hale served also as the founding host of the Alliance of Historic Observatories, an organization devoted to the future well-being of observatories.Discovered 20 October 2006 by Deep Ecliptic Survey, Kitt Peak
(543914) Tessedik
Sámuel Tessedik (1742–1820) was a Slovak Lutheran pastor, school founder, teacher and economic writer. He was a rural developer and a distributor of acacia and alfalfa in Hungary. Both his theoretical and practical pedagogical work served to introduce the pedagogical ideas of the Enlightenment.Discovered 15 March 2012 by K. Sárneczky S. Kürti, Piszkesteto
(594032) Reyhersamuel
Samuel Reyher (1635–1714) was a German mathematician and astronomer. After becoming a professor at the Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel, he was the first to establish astronomy as a serious scientific discipline at his new institution, with an interest in the motions of planets.Discovered 1 April 2003 by NEAT, Palomar