What was the profession of the man who lends his name to the planet 1059 Mussorgskia, discovered in 1925?
1059 Mussorgskia:  It was discovered on July 19, 1925, and initially received the designation "1925 OA". 1059 Mussorgskia:  It is now named after Modest Mussorgsky, a Russian composer. Modest Mussorgsky: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Russian: Моде́ст Петро́вич Му́соргский ; ] ; 21 March [O.S. 9 March] 1839 – 28 March [O.S. 16 March] 1881 ) was a Russian composer, one of the group known as "The Five".
composer