Pierre Méchain
French astronomer
Pierre François André Méchain was a French astronomer and surveyor who, with Charles Messier, was a major contributor to the early study of deep-sky objects and comets. Wikipedia
Born: August 16, 1744, Laon, France
Died: September 20, 1804 (age 60 years), Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Discovered: Comet Encke and 8P/Tuttle
Children: Jérôme Isaac Méchain
Known for: Deep-sky objects; comets; metre