Pieter Johannes van Rhijn
Astronomer
1886 – 1960
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Who was Pieter Johannes van Rhijn?
Pieter Johannes van Rhijn was a Dutch astronomer. Born in Gouda, he studied at Groningen. He served as director at the Sterrenkundig Laboratorium in Groningen and later served for many years as president of the International Astronomical Union.
He died in Groningen. The crater van Rhijn on the Moon is named after him, as is asteroid 2203 van Rhijn.
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- Born
- Mar 24, 1886
Gouda - Nationality
- Netherlands
- Profession
- Lived in
- Gouda
- Died
- May 9, 1960
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on July 23, 2013
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