Louis Boyer (astronomer)

Louis Boyer (astronomer)

Louis Boyer (* 1901 - 1999) was a French astronomer.

He worked at the Algiers Observatory and discovered a number of asteroids.

The asteroid 1215 Boyer is named after him.


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