Marguerite Laugier
Marguerite Laugier (née Lhomme) (12 September 1896 – 10 June 1976) was a French astronomer active at the Nice Observatory from the 1930s to the 1950s.[2] Contemporary astronomical articles refer to her as "Madame Laugier".
| 1247 Memoria | 30 August 1932 |
| 1426 Riviera | 1 April 1937 |
| 1461 Jean-Jacques | 30 December 1937 |
| 1651 Behrens | 23 April 1936 |
| 1681 Steinmetz | 23 November 1948 |
| 1690 Mayrhofer | 8 November 1948 |
| 1730 Marceline | 17 October 1936 |
| 1755 Lorbach | 8 November 1936 |
| 1884 Skip | 2 March 1943 |
| 2068 Dangreen | 8 January 1948 |
| 2106 Hugo | 21 October 1936 |
| 2384 Schulhof | 2 March 1943 |
| 2393 Suzuki | 17 November 1955 |
| 2677 Joan | 25 March 1935 |
| 3220 Murayama | 22 November 1951 |
| 3568 ASCII | 17 October 1936 |
| 4649 Sumoto | 20 December 1936 |
| 4909 Couteau | 28 September 1949 |
| 6887 Hasuo | 24 November 1951 |
| 10449 Takuma | 16 October 1936 |
| (20959) 1936 UG | 21 October 1936 |
The Minor Planet Center credits her with the discovery of 21 numbered asteroids, made between 1932 and 1955.[1]
In 1939, she was awarded the Lalande Prize for her work.[3]
The outer main-belt asteroid 1597 Laugier, discovered by Louis Boyer at Algiers in 1949, is named in her honor (M.P.C. 4418).[2][4]
Note: She is not to be confused with a male "M. Laugier" in 19th century literature, where the M. stands for "Monsieur". This refers to Paul Auguste Ernest Laugier (1812–1872).
References
- "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1597) Laugier". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1597) Laugier. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 126. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1598. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- "Prix et Subventions Attribués en 1939: Prix Lalande". Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences. 209: 918. December 18, 1939.
- "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- Brüggenthies, Wilhelm; Dick, Wolfgang R.: Biographischer Index der Astronomie / Biographical Index of Astronomy. Frankfurt a. M. 2005, ISBN 3-8171-1769-8
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