George Henry Peters was a US astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets.
He worked at the U.S. Naval Observatory as an astrophotographer, discovering three asteroids and photographing the Sun's corona. He died in Washington, D.C. Wikipedia
Born: 1863
Died: October 18, 1947 (age 84 years), Washington, D.C.
Discovered: 536 Merapi, 886 Washingtonia, and 980 Anacostia