Michel Giacobini

Michel Giacobini (* 1873, † March 6, 1938 ) was a French astronomer.

Giacobini discovered on 4 September 1896 R2 D/1896 his first comet, which was followed by yet another twelve discoveries - including the Giacobini - Zinner named after him on December 20, 1900 He worked at the observatory in Nice before 1910 at his own request. moved to the Paris Observatory.

In 1903 he was awarded the Jules Janssen Award and 1937 the Lalande Prize. In recognition of his achievements (1756 ) Giacobini was named after him, the asteroid.

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