Henri Wassenbergh
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Henry Abraham Wassenbergh (Hattem, Gelderland, 16 August 1924 - 1 February 2014), known to his friends and colleagues as "Or" Wassenbergh, was a Dutch academic, professor of law, and writer.
Education
Wassenbergh earned a law degree from the
Career
From 1950 through 1989, Wassenbergh was an official of
Since 1967, he had been a member of the Air Transport Commission of the
Asteroid named Wassenbergh
5756 Wassenbergh (6034 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.[2]
This minor irregularly-shaped planetary body was named for Wassenbergh, who was Professor of Air and Space Law at University of Leiden from 1977 through 1994. The permanent designation was suggested by Prof. Wassenbergh's secretary and his colleagues at Leiden; and the announcement of this name was timed to coincide with his valedictory address at the university.[2] He had been Professor Extraordinarius of Air and Space Law at Leiden since 1977, and Professor Ordinarius since 1991.[1]
Honors
- Order of Orange-Nassau (Officer), 1969, Netherlands.[3]
- Order of Francisco de Miranda (Grand Officer), 1972, Venezuela.[3]
- Order of the Netherlands Lion (Knight), 1989.[3]
- Mérito Santos Dumont, 1991, Brazil.[3]
Awards
See also
- List of astronomical objects named after people
- List of asteroids named after important people
Notes
References
- Masson-Zwaan, Tanja L. and Pablo Mendes de Leon. (1992). Air and Space Law: De Lege Ferenda: Essays in Honour of Henri A. Wassenbergh. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers.
- Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names: Prepared on Behalf of Commission 20 Under the Auspices of the International Astronomical Union. Berlin:
- Wassenbergh, Henri A. (1991). Principles of Outer Space Law in Hindsight. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7923-1350-2