What is Eric Walter Elst?
'''Eric Walter Elst''' (30 November 1936 &ndash; 2 January 2022) was an [[astronomer]] from [[Belgium]].<ref name=provence/> Elst has found nearly 3,500 [[asteroid]]s, including many [[wikt:notable|notable]] asteroids. An asteroid, [[3936 Elst]], was named after him. He was born in [[Mortsel]], [[Belgium]]. Elst died in 2 January 2022, aged 85.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thetimeshub.in/belgian-astronomer-eric-elst-responsible-for-the-discovery-of-3760-asteroids-dies |title=Belgian astronomer Eric Elst, responsible for the discovery of 3,760 asteroids, dies |access-date=2022-01-07 |archive-date=2022-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107170804/https://thetimeshub.in/belgian-astronomer-eric-elst-responsible-for-the-discovery-of-3760-asteroids-dies |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist|refs= <ref name=provence>{{cite web|url=http://www.laprovence.com/article/manosque/eric-walter-elst-a-decouvert-et-baptise-3612-asteroides|title=Eric Walter Elst a découvert et baptisé 3612 astéroïdes|language=fr|publisher=La Provence.com|accessdate=14 December 2012}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> }} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Elst, Eric Walter}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Asteroid discoverers]] [[Category:Belgian astronomers]] [[Category:People from Antwerp (province)]]