Minor planets named for truly remarkable people.
Ján Fischer (1905-1980) was a theoretical physicist and professor at Comenius University, Bratislava. The discoverer received his doctorate under Serra's direction. She has shared with the world her passionate delight in the arts in guiding the destiny of the Norton Simon Museum of Art in Pasadena. He attends the Woodside Elementary School, Woodside, California.
Marcos Cesar Pontes (b. 1963) is the first Brazilian to become an astronaut. The tree Quercus robur (English oak) reaches a height of 30-40 m and an age of more than a thousand years. České Budějovice is the home town of the discoverer.
Philippe Klintefelt Collet (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his behavioral and social sciences project. Citation provided by Donald R. Davis at the request of the discoverer. She is a member of the executive board of the Japan Space Forum.
Named for Ermak Timofeevich (?-1585), hero of Russian folklore and the Cossack chieftain who led the campaign to join Siberia to Russia. She currently works in the telecommunications field. He is co-discoverer of the IR carbon dioxide ice band in spectra of molecular clouds.
Named for great Tadjik and Persian poet, mathematician and philosopher Omar Khayyam Giyasaddin-abu-L' Fatkh ibn Ibragim (ca. 1048-after 1122). A lecturer at Lanchester Polytechnic, Coventry, he was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire for his civic service in education. Terry Jones (b. 1942), a member of Monty Python's Flying Circus, is also known for films such as Erik the Viking and The Crusades.
Data from The IAU Minor Planet Center, mashed up by Leonard Richardson.
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