Francis Preserved Leavenworth

Francis Preserved Leavenworth (September 3, 1858 in Mount Vernon, Indiana – November 12, 1928;[1] a.k.a.

Frank Leavenworth) was an American astronomer.

He discovered many New General Catalogue objects together with Frank Muller and Ormond Stone.

[2] He became a member of the Camden Astronomical Society shortly after its founding in 1888.

[3] In 1909 he joined Frederick C. Leonard's Society for Practical Astronomy.