Auguste Charlois
Auguste Charlois | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | November 26, 1864 |
| Died | March 26, 1910 (aged 45) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Astronomer |
| Awards | Prix Jules Janssen Valz Prize |
Auguste Honoré Charlois (26 November 1864 – 26 March 1910) was a French astronomer who discovered 99 asteroids while working in Nice, France.[3]
He first discovered the asteroid 267 Tirza in 1887. He was awarded the Valz Prize by the French Academy of Sciences in 1889 for his work on calculating asteroid orbits.[4] He was also awarded the Prix Jules Janssen, the highest award of the Société astronomique de France in 1899.
Murder[change | change source]
When he was 45 years old, he was murdered by Gabriel Brengues, over an inheritance by the death of Jeanne (née Brengues). The man was found guilty and given a life sentence of hard labor in New Caledonia.[5]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ martan. "Var (83) - Guide National des Maisons Natales". over-blog.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ "3 Av. Marx Dormoy · 3 Av. Marx Dormoy, 83740 La Cadière-d'Azur, France". 3 Av. Marx Dormoy · 3 Av. Marx Dormoy, 83740 La Cadière-d'Azur, France.
- ↑ Godillon, D. (1968). "Initiation élémentaire à l'astronomie : IX. Les astéroïdes". L'Astronomie. 82: 359–363. Bibcode:1968LAstr..82..359G.
- ↑ "The Valz Prize". Popular Astronomy. 21: 384. 1913.
- ↑ "Charlois, l'astronome assassiné". wordpress.com. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
This short article about a person or group of people can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.