Name Andre Patry Role Astronomer | Died June 20, 1960 | |
Discovered 3142 Kilopi, 1515 Perrotin, 1509 Esclangona People also search for Alexandre Schaumasse | ||
André Patry (22 November 1902 – 20 June 1960) was a French astronomer and discoverer of 9 minor planets in the late 1930s.
Patry was orphaned at a young age, and began working as a 17-year-old at the Nice Observatory in southeastern France. He studied asteroids and discovered several himself. The inner main-belt asteroid 1601 Patry was named in his honor (M.P.C. 2196).
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