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John Monroe Van Vleck

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Gender Male
Death112 years ago
Date of birth March 4,1833
Zodiac sign Pisces
Born Stone Ridge
New York
United States
Date of died November 4,1912
DiedMiddletown
Connecticut
United States
Children Edward Burr Van Vleck
Grandchildren John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
Job Mathematician
Astronomer
Education Wesleyan University
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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.

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