Fernand Courty, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fernand Courty

French astronomer

Date of Birth: 11-Jun-1862

Place of Birth: Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 12-Oct-1921

Profession: astronomer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Fernand Courty (11 June 1862 – 12 October 1921) was a French astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets. He joined Bordeaux Observatory when it was founded in 1880 by Georges Rayet and worked as an assistant astronomer.
He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of two asteroids at Bordeaux in 1894.
He also made meteorological observations.