Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin

Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin ( February 6, 1865 *, † September 20, 1939 ) was a British astronomer.

Crommelin was born in Ireland, but his family emigrated to England when he was still a toddler.

Crommelin later worked at the Royal Greenwich Observatory and participated in several expeditions to observe solar eclipses.

He was an expert in the field of comets. His 1929 carried out calculations of the orbits of his time as Forbes 1928 III, Coggia - Winnecke 1873 VII and Pons 1818 showed marked II comets, that it was each one and the same celestial body. The comet was first called then " Pons- Winnecke -Forbes - Coggia ", but was later named 27P/Crommelin.

In his memory, each an impact crater on the Moon and the planet Mars and the asteroid (1899 ) Crommelin were also named. In 1912 he was awarded the Jules Janssen Award.