Edward was the son of the founder of the American Republican Party DMP 1039 Sonneberga 1924 TL German town of Sonneberg in Thuringia, where the Sonneberg Observatory is located DMP 1040 Klumpkea 1925 BD Dorothea Klumpke (1861–1942), American amateur astronomer, first woman to receive a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the Sorbonne DMP 1041 Asta 1925 FA Asta Nielsen (1881–1972), Danish actress DMP 1042 Amazone 1925 HA The River Amazon in South America DMP 1043 Beate 1925 HB Unknown origin of name DMP 1044 Teutonia 1924 RO The Teutonic peoples DMP 1045 Michela 1924 TR Micheline van Biesbroeck, daughter of discoverer George Van Biesbroeck DMP 1046 Edwin 1924 UA Edwin van Biesbroeck, son of discoverer George Van Biesbroeck DMP 1047 Geisha 1924 TE Musical comedy The Geisha by Sidney Jones DMP 1048 Feodosia 1924 TP Crimean city of Feodosiya (Theodosia), Ukraine DMP 1049 Gotho 1925 RB Unknown origin of name DMP 1050 Meta 1925 RC Unknown origin of name DMP 1051 Merope 1925 SA Merope, Greek muse and goddess DMP 1052 Belgica 1925 VD Belgium DMP 1053 Vigdis 1925 WA Unknown origin of name (Vigdís is an ancient Nordic feminine surname) DMP 1054 Forsytia 1925 WD The flowering shrub genus Forsythia DMP 1055 Tynka 1925 WG Tynka, mother of Emil Buchar (1901–1979), of the Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, Czech Technical University in Prague DMP 1056 Azalea 1924 QD The azalea flowering shrubs, then thought a genus of their own, now subgenera of the genus Rhododendron DMP 1057 Wanda 1925 QB Polish feminine name DMP 1058 Grubba 1925 MA Sir Howard Grubb (1844–1931) of Parson and Co., Newcastle upon Tyne, England, maker of the 40-inch reflecting telescope of the Simeis Observatory DMP 1059 Mussorgskia 1925 OA Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881), Russian composer DMP 1060 Magnolia 1925 PA The flowering tree genus Magnolia DMP 1061 Paeonia 1925 TB The peony flowering plant, genus Paeonia DMP 1062 Ljuba 1925 TD Lyuba Berlin (1915–1936), Soviet parachutist DMP 1063 Aquilegia 1925 XA The columbine flower, genus Aquilegia DMP 1064 Aethusa 1926 PA The fool's parsley herb, genus Aethusa DMP 1065 Amundsenia 1926 PD Roald Amundsen (1872–1928), polar explorer DMP 1066 Lobelia 1926 RA The Indian tobacco flower, genus Lobelia DMP 1067 Lunaria 1926 RG The honesty flowering plant, genus Lunaria DMP 1068 Nofretete 1926 RK Nefertiti (c. 1370 – c. 1330 BC), wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep IV DMP 1069 Planckia 1927 BC Max Planck (1858–1947), German physicist and Nobelist, on the occasion of his 80th birthday DMP 1070 Tunica 1926 RB The flowering plant genus Tunica of the pink or carnation family DMP 1071 Brita 1924 RE Great Britain, where the 1-meter telescope for the Simeiz Observatory on Crimea was made DMP 1072 Malva 1926 TA The mallow plant, genus Malva DMP 1073 Gellivara 1923 OW Gällivare, town in Swedish Lapland, where astronomers from several countries observed a total solar eclipse on 29 June 1927 DMP 1074 Beljawskya 1925 BE Sergey Belyavsky (1883–1953), Russian astronomer and discoverer of minor planets DMP 1075 Helina 1926 SC Helij Grigor'evich Neujmin, a son of Russian discoverer Grigory Neujmin DMP 1076 Viola 1926 TE The violets, pansies and violas, genus Viola DMP 1077 Campanula 1926 TK The flowering plant genus Campanula DMP 1078 Mentha 1926 XB The true mints, genus Mentha DMP 1079 Mimosa 1927 AD The herb and shrub genus Mimosa, although the discoverer apparently meant the silk tree (Albizia julibrissin), since he referred to a "flowering tree" DMP 1080 Orchis 1927 QB The orchid flowers, genus Orchis DMP 1081 Reseda 1927 QF The mignonette, genus Reseda DMP 1082 Pirola 1927 UC The wintergreen, genus Pirola DMP 1083 Salvia 1928 BC The sage plant, genus Salvia DMP 1084 Tamariwa 1926 CC Tamara Ivanova (1912–1936), Soviet parachutist DMP 1085 Amaryllis 1927 QH The belladonna lily flower genus, Amaryllis DMP 1086 Nata 1927 QL Nata Babushkina (1915–1936), Soviet female parachutist DMP 1087 Arabis 1927 RD The mustard family herb genus Arabis DMP 1088 Mitaka 1927 WA Mitaka, Tokyo, where the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory is situated DMP 1089 Tama 1927 WB Tama River, Japan, which flows near the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory DMP 1090 Sumida 1928 DG Sumida River (Sumidagawa), Tokyo, Japan DMP 1091 Spiraea 1928 DT The flowering shrub genus Spiraea DMP 1092 Lilium 1924 PN The true lily flower, genus Lilium DMP 1093 Freda 1925 LA Fred Prévost, civil engineer of mines and benefactor of the Faculty of sciences of Bordeaux DMP 1094 Siberia 1926 CB Siberia, region of Russia DMP 1095 Tulipa 1926 GS The tulip flower. genus Tulipa DMP 1096 Reunerta 1928 OB Theodore Reunert, of the South African Association for the Advancement of Science, mining engineer and supporter of the former Union Observatory in South Africa, friend of the discoverer DMP 1097 Vicia 1928 PC The flowering plant genus Vicia DMP 1098 Hakone 1928 RJ Hakone, Japan DMP 1099 Figneria 1928 RQ Vera Figner (1852–1942), Russian revolutionary DMP 1100 Arnica 1928 SD The lamb's skin plants, genus Arnica DMP