André Couder
André Couder | |
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| Born | 27 November 1897 |
| Died | January 16, 1979 (aged 81) |
Resting place | Bourg-la-Reine |
| Education | Chimie ParisTech[1] |
| Occupations | optician and astronomer |
Board member of | Société astronomique de France (SAF) |
| Awards | Valz Prize & Janssen Medal |
André Couder (27 November 1897 – 16 January 1979) was a French optician and astronomer.
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[edit]From 1925, he worked in the optics laboratory of the Paris Observatory. Between 1952 and 1958 he was vice-president of the International Astronomical Union. A lunar crater, Couder, is named for him.[2] He was awarded the Valz Prize in 1936,[3] and the Janssen Medal from the French Academy of Sciences in 1952.
Couder was the President of the Société astronomique de France (SAF), the French astronomical society, from 1955-1957.[4] The Couder crater on the Moon is name after him.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "André Couder, un Alençonnais dans la Lune". actu.fr. March 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Couder". International Astronomical Union (IAU) / USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Oct 18, 2010.
- ↑ "Prix et Subventions Attribués en 1936: Prix Valz". Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences. December 21, 1936. p. 1417.
- ↑ List of presidents of the Société astronomique de France
- ↑ "Couder". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
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