Robert Adolf Naef Explained

Robert Adolf Naef (22 July 1907 – 13 March 1975) was a Swiss astronomer. A banker by profession, in his spare time, for 50 years he worked at the Urania Observatory in Zürich. In 1941 he created the nautical almanac Der Sternenhimmel.^{[1] [2]}

Legacy

• 1906 Naef, a stony asteroid named after Naef
• Observatory Naef Épendes at Épendes, Switzerland, named after Naef

Notes and References

1. https://observatoire-ependes.ch/en/about/foundation The Robert A. Naef Foundation
2. Book: Schmadel, Lutz D.. Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. 2013. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-3-662-02804-9. 251.