André Couder

André Couder
Born27 November 1897 (1897-11-27)
Alençon
DiedJanuary 16, 1979(1979-01-16) (aged 81)
Paris
Resting place
Bourg-la-Reine
EducationChimie ParisTech
Occupationsoptician and astronomer
Board member of
Société astronomique de France (SAF)
AwardsValz Prize
Janssen Medal
Prix Jules Janssen (Société astronomique de France)

André Couder (27 November 1897 – 16 January 1979) was a French optician and astronomer.

Information

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. He was awarded the Valz Prize in 1936, the Janssen Medal from the French Academy of Sciences in 1952, and the Prix Jules Janssen from the Société astronomique de France in 1953.

Couder was the President of the Société astronomique de France from 1955-1957. The Couder crater on the Moon is name after him.

References

  1. 1 2 "André Couder, un Alençonnais dans la Lune". actu.fr. March 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Couder". International Astronomical Union (IAU) / USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Oct 18, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Prix et Subventions Attribués en 1936: Prix Valz". Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences. December 21, 1936. p. 1417.
  4. ↑ "Prix Jules Janssen".
  5. ↑ List of presidents of the Société astronomique de France
  6. ↑ "Couder". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Retrieved 2026-07-13.