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Couder, André Joseph Alexandre

Born Alençon, France, 27 November 1897

Died Paris, France, 16 January 1979

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André Couder was a talented French optical engineer, as well as a distinguished astronomer, who pioneered the fabrication of large telescope mirrors and objective lenses. He served as director of the Laboratory of Optics at the Paris Observatory for more than 40 years. From 1926 to 1968, he made most of the optical parts of several French telescopes, including the biggest reflectors, especially those installed at Haute Provence Observatory. He also contributed to the improvement of almost all aspects of the optical systems of telescopes, introducing new techniques applied to mirrors and lenses (Fehrenbach 1979, 1980; Pecker 1980).

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  • Danjon, A., and A. Couder. 1990. Lunettes et Télescopes: Théorie – Conditions d’emploi – Description – Réglage. Paris: Librairie Scientifique et Technique Albert Blanchard. (Republication of the original 1935 edition).

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  • Fehrenbach, C. 1979. Notice nécrologique sur André Couder. Comptes Rendus de l’Académie des Sciences 289: 62–67.

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  1. Centro de Astronomía (CITEVA), Universidad de Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile

    Christian H. R. Nitschelm

  2. S2HEP (UR4148), Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France

    Yves Gomas

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Nitschelm, C.H.R., Gomas, Y. (2022). Couder, André Joseph Alexandre. In: Nicholson, P.D., Bartlett, J.L. (eds) Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0738-1_100775-1

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