province, located on the Pan American Highway. The natural harbor in Coquimbo was taken over by Pedro de Valdivia in 1550, together with the gold and copper industry in the region. || |-id=749 | 55749 Eulenspiegel || || Till Eulenspiegel, a folklore character of Middle Low German oral tradition who lived in the fourteenth century in northern Germany. Many odd anecdotes, tricks and jests are connected with him. They became the source of numerous folk and literary tales translated into several languages. || |-id=753 | 55753 Raman || || C. V. Raman (1888–1970), an Indian physicist who showed the inelastic scattering of photons traversing a material. For his discovery of the so-called Raman scattering he received the 1930 Nobel Prize in physics. The Raman spectroscopy helps to study atomic and complicated molecular structures. || |-id=755 | 55755 Blythe || || Blythe Andra Lowe, a Canadian geologist and wife of amateur astronomer Andrew Lowe who discovered this minor planet || |-id=759 | 55759 Erdmannsdorff || || Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff (1736–1800), German architect and representative of the German early Classical style. He built the Wörlitz and Dessau castles of the principality of Anhalt. He also participated in the interior design of Prussian residences in Berlin and Potsdam (Sanssouci). || |-id=772 | 55772 Loder || || Justus Christian Loder (1753–1832) was one of the most distinguished German anatomists of his time and wrote several textbooks. He founded the first maternity hospital in Jena. He maintained close relations with Goethe. || |} 55801–55900 |-id=810 | 55810 Fabiofazio || 1994 TC || Fabio Fazio (born 1964) an Italian public service broadcaster at RAI who debuted in October 1983. Beginning in 2003 he has been conducting a talk show with scientists, writers and other celebrities. || |-id=815 | 55815 Melindakim || || Melinda Kim Dowling (née Steel, born 1958), younger sister of Duncan Steel who discovered this minor planet. A businesswoman who lives in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, she has been very supportive of the discoverer's career. || |-id=838 | 55838 Hagongda || 1996 LN || The Harbin Institute of Technology, a key national university in China. Founded in 1920, it is prestigious in astronautics and other high-technology fields. This multi-disciplinary excellence has enabled it to make significant contributions in Chinese space programs. || |-id=844 | 55844 Bičák || || Jiří Bičák (born 1942), a Czech professor of theoretical physics at Charles University in Prague. His