Peter Van De Kamp
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 28 years ago |
Date of birth | December 26,1901 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Kampen |
Netherlands | |
Date of died | May 18,1995 |
Died | Amsterdam |
Netherlands | |
Known for | Astrometry |
Influenced | Wulff-Dieter Heintz |
Wilhelm Gliese | |
Sarah Lee Lippincott | |
Kaj Aage Gunnar Strand | |
Awards | Prix Jules Janssen |
Books | Principles of astrometry |
Influencees | Sarah Lee Lippincott |
Wulff-Dieter Heintz | |
Wilhelm Gliese | |
Kaj Aage Gunnar Strand | |
Alma mater | University of Utrecht |
University of California, Berkeley | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 672922 |
Peter Van De Kamp Life story
Piet van de Kamp, known as Peter van de Kamp in the United States, was a Dutch astronomer who lived in the United States most of his life. He was professor of astronomy at Swarthmore College and director of the college's Sproul Observatory from 1937 until 1972.