André Couder

André Couder ( born November 27, 1897 in Alençon, † January 16, 1979 in Paris) was a French optician and astronomer. He worked from 1925 at the Paris Observatory in the optical laboratory, which he headed from 1926. He developed in 1926 was named after him Couder telescope. From 1952 to 1958 he was president of the Commission for astronomical instrumentation and Vice - President of the International Astronomical Union. In 1953 he was awarded the Jules Janssen Award.

Writings

Along with André Danjon he wrote the definitive work on telescopes:

  • Lunettes et télescopes: Théorie, conditions d' emploi, description, réglage, histoire (French )
Optical engineering Prix Jules Janssen Astrophysics Data System
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