Willem Jacob Luyten
Dutch-American astronomer (1899ā1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Willem Jacob Luyten (March 7, 1899 ā November 21, 1994) was a Dutch-American astronomer.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Willem Jacob Luyten | |
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Born | (1899-03-07)March 7, 1899 |
Died | November 21, 1994(1994-11-21) (aged 95) Minneapolis, United States |
Alma mater | Leiden University |
Awards | James Craig Watson Medal (1964) Bruce Medal (1968) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | astronomy |
Institutions | Lick Observatory, Harvard College Observatory University of Minnesota |
Doctoral advisor | Ejnar Hertzsprung |
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