Brian G. W. Manning
Astronomer
Brian George William Manning was an English astronomer who discovered 19 minor planets. He was born in 1926 in Birmingham. He constructed his first mirror from a piece of glass that a World War II bomb blew out of the roof of the factory where his... Wikipedia
Born: May 14, 1926, Handsworth, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Died: November 10, 2011 (age 85 years), Worcestershire, United Kingdom
Discovered: 4506 Hendrie, 7519 Paulcook, 8166 Buczynski, and more