Minor planets named for truly remarkable people.
Kamikouchi is a Japanese scenic point nominated as a "Special Natural Treasure" in 1952. Later he became director of this Observatory and remained in that position until his retirement in 1989. He made contributions in the theory of the Jupiter satellites, astronomical constants and cosmology.
Eric L Berne (1910-1970) was a physician and psychiatrist who developed Transactional Analysis, a system of group therapy that analyzes interactions between individuals. He previously worked for Palomar Observatory, the Mars Observer spacecraft and Big Bear Solar Observatory. Antielus was one of the heroes hidden in the wooden horse.
Karl Mikael Sorensen (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his botany and zoology project. The citation was written by M. Schwartz. First contact is established when a group of specialists organized by Jesuits is sent to the planet.
Mt. Piyashiri, 987 m in height, is situated in northeast Nayoro city, Hokkaido. He attends the Glen Cove High School, Glen Cove, New York, U.S.A. Extramurally, he is an accomplished metalworker, glassworker, and painter.
Berndt Feuerbacher (b. 1940) was for two decades head of the Institute of Space Simulation at the German Aerospace Center in Cologne. An expert microscopist, he also constructed a high-power binocular microscope, including all the optics except for the objective lenses. He is the first Japanese person to receive the Edgar Wilson Award.
Data from The IAU Minor Planet Center, mashed up by Leonard Richardson.
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