Hōei Nojiri

Hōei Nojiri (野尻 抱影, Nojiri Hōei, November 15, 1885 – October 30, 1977) was a Japanese essayist and astronomer.
In 1930 he coined the Japanese word Meiōsei (冥王星) for the newly discovered planet Pluto. And the name is used in China, Korea, and Japan.
See also

3008 Nojiri (main-belt asteroid)

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