Louis Boyer (1901–1999) was a French astronomer who worked at the Algiers Observatory, North Africa, where he discovered 40 asteroids between 1930 and 1952.
In the 1950s and 1960s. he worked on identifications of small Solar System bodies at Nice Observatory in southeastern France. The asteroid 1215 Boyer, discovered by his colleague Alfred Schmitt at Algiers in 1932, was named after him. In turn Boyer named the 1617 Alschmitt asteroid in honor of Schmitt.
Boyer also named 1713 Bancilhon after Odette Bancilhon his colleague and wife of astronomer Alfred Schmitt.
Discoveries by Louis Boyer (i) 1177 Gonnessia November 24, 1930 1211 Bressole December 2, 1931 1212 Francette December 3, 1931 1295 Deflotte November 25, 1933 1296 Andrée November 25, 1933 1301 Yvonne March 7, 1934 1338 Duponta December 4, 1934 1339 Désagneauxa December 4, 1934 1340 Yvette December 27, 1934 1343 Nicole March 29, 1935 1344 Caubeta April 1, 1935 1364 Safara November 18, 1935 1377 Roberbauxa February 14, 1936 1380 Volodia March 16, 1936 Discoveries by Louis Boyer (ii) 1392 Pierre March 16, 1936 1400 Tirela November 17, 1936 1412 Lagrula January 19, 1937 1413 Roucarie February 12, 1937 1414 Jérôme February 12, 1937 1415 Malautra March 4, 1937 1416 Renauxa March 4, 1937 1511 Daléra March 22, 1939 1574 Meyer March 22, 1949 1577 Reiss January 19, 1949 1594 Danjon November 23, 1949 1597 Laugier March 7, 1949 1598 Paloque February 11, 1950 1599 Giomus November 17, 1950 Discoveries by Louis Boyer (iii) 1601 Patry May 18, 1942 1606 Jekhovsky September 14, 1950 1616 Filipoff March 15, 1950 1617 Alschmitt March 20, 1952 1629 Pecker February 28, 1952 1630 Milet February 28, 1952 1649 Fabre February 27, 1951 1713 Bancilhon September 27, 1951 1714 Sy July 25, 1951 1851 Lacroute November 9, 1950 2021 Poincaré June 26, 1936 4422 Jarre October 17, 1942
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