caption death_date death_place birth_place image_size birth_date known_for spouse prizes image article_title name occupation alma_mater
eugene shoemaker at a stereoscopic microscope 18 july 1997 alice springs , australia los angeles , california , u.s. 250px 28 april 1928 planetary science comet shoemaker -- levy 9 carolyn s. shoemaker g. -lrb- 1984 -rrb- national medal of science william bowie medal k. james craig watson medal gilbert award -lrb- 1983 -rrb- barringer medal eugene shoemaker.jpg eugene merle shoemaker
 eugene merle shoemaker geologist california institute of technology princeton
eugene merle shoemaker

eugene merle shoemaker -lrb- april 28 , 1928 -- july 18 , 1997 -rrb- , also known as gene shoemaker , was an american geologist and one of the founders of the field of planetary science .
he is best known for co-discovering the comet shoemaker -- levy 9 with his wife carolyn s. shoemaker and david h. levy .
