Anders Donner

Anders Donner (November 5, 1854 – April 15, 1938)[1] was a professor of astronomy at the University of Helsinki observatory between 1883 and 1915.

[2] Under the leadership of Donner, the observatory participated in the international star directory and star map project "Carte du Ciel".

The star directory photograph work began in 1890 in Helsinki and it was ready in 1937.

The Helsinki directory contains about 285,000 stars, their luminance and precise positions.

[3] The crater Donner on the far side of the Moon and the asteroid 1398 Donnera are named after him.