John Monroe Van Vleck
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 112 years ago |
Date of birth | March 4,1833 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Stone Ridge |
New York | |
United States | |
Date of died | November 4,1912 |
Died | Middletown |
Connecticut | |
United States | |
Children | Edward Burr Van Vleck |
Grandchildren | John Hasbrouck Van Vleck |
Job | Mathematician |
Astronomer | |
Education | Wesleyan University |
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ID | 1860809 |
John Monroe Van Vleck Life story
John Monroe Van Vleck was an American mathematician and astronomer. He taught astronomy and mathematics at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut for more than 50 years, and served as acting university president twice. The Van Vleck Observatory and the crater Van Vleck on the Moon are named after him.