Alfred Schmitt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfred Schmitt

French astronomer

Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1907

Place of Birth: Bust, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 02-Apr-1973

Profession: astronomer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Alfred Schmitt (30 November 1907 – 2 April 1973) was a French astronomer.
Schmitt worked at Algiers Observatory in the 1930s and 1940s and at the Royal Observatory in Uccle, Belgium in the 1950s.
From 1955 to 1958 he was also director of the Quito Observatory in Ecuador.
He extensively studied minor planets and comets and is credited with having discovered four asteroids.