Fernand Rigaux

Summary

Fernand Rigaux is a human^[1]. He was born on +1905-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2]. He died on +1962-12-21T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4]. He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[5]

Key Facts

• Fernand Rigaux was born on +1905-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Fernand Rigaux died on +1962-12-21T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Fernand Rigaux held citizenship in Belgium^[6].
• French was Fernand Rigaux's native language^[7].
• Fernand Rigaux worked as an astronomer^[4].
• Fernand Rigaux's field of work was astronomy^[8].
• Among Fernand Rigaux's employers was Royal Observatory of Belgium^[9].
• A notable work attributed to Fernand Rigaux is discoverer of asteroids^[10].
• Fernand Rigaux is recorded as male^[11].
• Fernand Rigaux's instance of is recorded as human^[12].
• Fernand Rigaux's ISNI is recorded as 0000000042352558^[13].
• Fernand Rigaux's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 78389073^[14].
• Fernand Rigaux's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no98002202^[15].
• Fernand Rigaux's IdRef ID is recorded as 087096951^[16].
• Fernand Rigaux's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02y8h1^[17].
• Fernand Rigaux's family name is recorded as Rigaux^[18].
• Fernand Rigaux's given name is recorded as Fernand^[19].
• Fernand Rigaux's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 152805907^[20].
• Fernand Rigaux's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2015093189^[21].
• Fernand Rigaux's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French^[22].
• Fernand Rigaux's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJdGHfVHgFBWWrHVKMWFKd^[23].
• Fernand Rigaux's Yale LUX ID is recorded as person/4e2b3608-69c7-4e16-b5ad-2cc5d944f392^[24].

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Origins and Family

Fernand Rigaux was born on +1905-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2]. French was his native language^[7].

Career and Affiliations

Fernand Rigaux worked as an astronomer^[4]. His field of work was astronomy^[8]. He was employed by Royal Observatory of Belgium^[9].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Fernand Rigaux is discoverer of asteroids^[10]. Things named for him include 49P/Arend–Rigaux^[25], a periodic comet^[26].

Death and Burial

Fernand Rigaux died on +1962-12-21T00:00:00Z^[3].

Why It Matters

Fernand Rigaux has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[5] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]

He is credited with the discovery of 49P/Arend–Rigaux^[28], a periodic comet^[29] and 3280 Grétry^[30], an asteroid^[31]. Entities named for him include 49P/Arend–Rigaux^[25], a periodic comet^[26].

FAQs

What did Fernand Rigaux do for work?

Fernand Rigaux worked as astronomer^[4].

What did Fernand Rigaux discover?

Fernand Rigaux is credited as discoverer of 49P/Arend–Rigaux^[28] and 3280 Grétry^[30].