Marcel Minnaert
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 54 years ago |
Date of birth | February 12,1893 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Bruges |
Belgium | |
Date of died | October 26,1970 |
Died | Utrecht |
Netherlands | |
Notable students | Hendrik C. van de Hulst |
Cornelis de Jager | |
Job | Astronomer |
Education | Ghent University |
Awards | Bruce Medal |
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society | |
Books | Utrecht Atlas |
Notable student | Kees de Jager |
Hendrik C. van de Hulst | |
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ID | 1612473 |
Marcel Minnaert Life story
Marcel Gilles Jozef Minnaert was a Belgian-Dutch astronomer. He was born in Bruges and died in Utrecht. He is notable for his contributions to astronomy and physics and for a popular book on meteorological optics: Light and colour in the open air, first published in English in 1940.