Christian Veillet

Summary

Christian Veillet is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Nancy^[2]. He was born on 1954^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4]. He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[5]

Key Facts

• Christian Veillet was born in Nancy^[2].
• Christian Veillet was born on 1954^[3].
• Christian Veillet held citizenship in France^[6].
• Christian Veillet worked as an astronomer^[4].
• Christian Veillet was employed by Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie^[7].
• Christian Veillet was employed by University of Arizona^[8].
• Christian Veillet's education included a stint at lycée Henri-Poincaré^[9].
• Christian Veillet's education included a stint at École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay^[10].
• Christian Veillet's education included a stint at University of Paris-Sud^[11].
• Christian Veillet was educated at Pierre and Marie Curie University^[12].
• Christian Veillet was a member of International Astronomical Union^[13].
• Christian Veillet is recorded as male^[14].
• Christian Veillet's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Christian Veillet's Commons category is recorded as Christian Veillet^[16].
• Christian Veillet's family name is recorded as Veillet^[17].
• Christian Veillet's given name is recorded as Christian^[18].
• Christian Veillet's work location is recorded as Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope^[19].
• Christian Veillet's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French^[20].

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Origins and Family

Born in Nancy^[2], Christian Veillet… he was born on 1954^[3].

Education

Educated at lycée Henri-Poincaré^[9], an educational facility^[21], in France^[22], founded in 1965^[23]; École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay^[10], an educational institution^[24], in France^[25], founded in 1912^[26], headquartered in Gif-sur-Yvette^[27]; University of Paris-Sud^[11], a university in France^[28], in France^[29], founded in 1971^[30], headquartered in Lille^[31]; and Pierre and Marie Curie University^[12], a university in France^[32], in France^[33], founded in 1971^[34], headquartered in Paris^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Christian Veillet's professions included astronomer^[4]. Employers include Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie^[7], an astronomical observatory^[36], in France^[37] and University of Arizona^[8], a public university^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1885^[40], headquartered in Tucson^[41].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Christian Veillet include 16984 Veillet^[42], an asteroid^[43].

Why It Matters

Christian Veillet is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[5]

He is credited with the discovery of (150642) 2001 CZ31^[44], a cubewano^[45] and (24445) 2000 PM8^[46], an asteroid^[47]. Entities named for him include 16984 Veillet^[42], an asteroid^[43].

FAQs

Where was Christian Veillet born?

Christian Veillet's place of birth was Nancy^[2].

What did Christian Veillet do for work?

Christian Veillet worked as astronomer^[4].

Where did Christian Veillet go to school?

Christian Veillet was educated at lycée Henri-Poincaré^[9], École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay^[10], University of Paris-Sud^[11], and Pierre and Marie Curie University^[12].

What did Christian Veillet discover?

Christian Veillet is credited as discoverer of (150642) 2001 CZ31^[44] and (24445) 2000 PM8^[46].