Georges Rayet

Georges-Antoine-Pons Rayet (12 December 1839 – 14 June 1906) was a French astronomer.

He worked on meteorology in addition to astronomy.

He was the founder and director of the Bordeaux Observatory for more than 25 years until his death.

He discovered Wolf–Rayet stars together with Charles Wolf in 1867.

Awarded the Janssen Medal from the French Academy of Sciences in 1891.