The asteroid 1215 Boyer, discovered by his colleague Alfred Schmitt at Algiers in 1932, was named after him. [2 ] In turn Boyer named the 1617 Alschmitt asteroid in honor of Schmitt. [3 ]
Louis Boyer (13 November 1921 – 12 May 2017) was a French physician and politician. He served as a member of the French Senate from 1974 to 2001, representing Loiret. [1 ] [2 ] He was also the mayor of Gien from 1959 to 1995. [1 ]
V roce 1997 obdržel Nobelovu cenu za chemii společně s J. E. Walkerem a J. C. Skouem za objasnění mechanizmu syntézy ATP. [2 ] [3 ] Pocházel z nepraktikující mormonské rodiny a vystudoval chemii na Univerzitě Brighama Younga.