Levi Shoemaker died in 1917.
Levi Shoemaker was born in 1840.
Nelson Shoemaker died in 2003.
Francis Shoemaker died in 1958.
Sam Shoemaker died in 1963.
Harry Shoemaker died in 1932.
Vaughn Shoemaker died in 1991.
Lazarus Denison Shoemaker died in 1893.
Myrl Shoemaker died on 1985-07-30.
Henry W. Shoemaker died in 1958.
Charlie Shoemaker died on 1990-05-31.
Bill Shoemaker died on 2003-10-12.
Alan HALE and Thomas BOPP in June of 1995 (Courtesy of Wikipedia).________________________________________Comets are typically named in honor of their discoverers. If you are a dedicated comet hunter like David Levi is or Eugene Shoemaker was, you keep the telex and fax numbers of the International Astronomical Union on speed-dial; these days, you can report your discovery by e-mail.So the comet Shoemaker-Levi 9 that collided with Jupiter in 1994 was the 9th comet discovered by the team of David Levi and Eugene Shoemaker.