Jacobus Kapteyn Dutch astronomer best known for his extensive studies of the Milky Way and as the first discoverer of evidence for galactic rotation
Jacobus Kapteyn is a 71 years old Dutch astronomer best known for his extensive studies of the Milky Way and as the first discoverer of evidence for galactic rotation from . Jacobus Kapteyn was born on January 19, 1851 (died on June 18, 1922, he was 71 years old) in .
About
No, he died on 06/18/1922, 102 years ago. He was 71 years old when he died. He died in Amsterdam
Awards (7)
Awarded Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts , awarded Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh , awarded Foreign Member of the Royal Society , awarded Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1910 , awarded James Craig Watson Medal in 1912 ,
Education
He graduated from Utrecht University
What was Jacobus's zodiac sign?Jacobus Kapteyn zodiac sign was capricorn.
Other facts about Jacobus Kapteyn
| AlmaMater | Utrecht University |
|---|---|
| Award | Bruce Medal |
| Place of death | Amsterdam |
| KnownFor | Galaxy rotation curve |
| Nationality | Netherlands |
| Academic degree | Doctorate |
| Family name | Kapteijn. Show people with the surname Kapteijn |
| Employer | University Of Groningen |
| Country of citizenship | Kingdom Of The Netherlands |
| Member of | Royal Netherlands Academy Of Arts And Sciences |
| Name in native language | Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn |
| Date of death | 1922-06-18T00:00:00Z |
| Field of work | Astronomy |
| Given name | Jacobus |
| Doctoral student | Jean Jacques Raimond, Jr. |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | Dutch |
| Student | Jan Hendrik Oort |
| Archives at | University Of Groningen Library |
| Catalogus Professorum Academiae Groninganae id | 105 |
| Doctoral advisor | Cornelius Hubertus Carolus Grinwis |
| Native language | Dutch |
