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


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About Alfred Schmitt

  • 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.

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