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Asteroid discovery

His first discovery was the asteroid 267 Tirza in 1887.

Murder

thumb|Gabriel Brenguès

At the age of 45, he was murdered by Gabriel Brengues, the brother of his first wife, Jeanne Charlois and husband to the sister (Therese) of his second wife, Marie Brengues, over an inheritance by the death of Jeanne (née Brengues). The man was found guilty and given a life sentence of hard labor in New Caledonia.

Memorial

The asteroid 1510 Charlois, discovered by André Patry at Nice Observatory in 1939, was named in his honour.

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  • Laureats of the Prix Jules Janssen (1897–1979)