Oort, Jan Hendrik
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Astronomer (galactic structure, interstellar gas, comets). (1900-1992). Astronomer at and, from 1945, Director of the Leiden Observatory; on the faculty of University of Leiden from 192; established observational verification of galactic rotation; one of the authors of the Oort-Lindbald theory of differential galactic rotation; initiator, with Baade, of the European Southern Observatory; general secretary of the International Astronomical Union from 1935-1948, and president from 1958-1961.
From the description of Selected correspondence [microform], 1927-1956. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83300201
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| associatedWith | Abraham, Max, 1875-1922 |
| associatedWith | Agt, S. L. Th. J. van. |
| associatedWith | Amaldi, Edoardo, 1908-1989 |
| associatedWith | American Philosophical Society. |
| associatedWith | American Physical Society and American Philosophical Society. |
| associatedWith | American Physical Society. |
| associatedWith | Andrade, E. N. da C., (Edward Neville da Costa), 1887-1971 |
| associatedWith | Arp, Halton C. |
| associatedWith | Baade, Walter, 1893-1960. |
| correspondedWith | Baade, Wilhelm |
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Birth 1900-04-28
Death 1992-11-05
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