Willem de Sitter Dutch cosmologist
Willem de Sitter is a 62 years old Dutch cosmologist from Sneek, Friesland. Willem de Sitter was born on May 06, 1872 (died on November 20, 1934, he was 62 years old) in Sneek, Friesland.
About
No, he died on 11/20/1934, 90 years ago. He was 62 years old when he died. He died in Leiden and buried in Westerveld .
Family
Children
He had two children, Ulbo (78, Dutch geologist) and Aernout (39) . When his first child, Ulbo de Sitter, was born, Willem de Sitter was 29 years old.
Awards (4)
Awarded Prix Jules Janssen in 1934 , awarded James Craig Watson Medal in 1929 , awarded Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1931 , awarded Bruce Medal in 1931 ,
Education
He graduated from University Of Groningen
What was Willem's zodiac sign?Willem de Sitter zodiac sign was taurus.
Other facts about Willem de Sitter
| AlmaMater | University of Groningen |
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| Place of death | Leiden |
| KnownFor | De Sitter universe |
| Nationality | Netherlands |
| Position held | Rector Magnificus Of Leiden University |
| Catalogus Professorum Academiae Groninganae id | 2198 |
| Biografisch Portaal number | 31112756 |
| Doctoral advisor | Jacobus Kapteyn |
| Native language | Dutch |
| Place of birth | Sneek |
| Country of citizenship | Kingdom Of The Netherlands |
| Date of death | 1934-11-20T00:00:00Z |
| Member of | American Academy Of Arts And Sciences |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | Dutch |
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| Field of work | Astronomy |
| MacTutor id (biographies) | Sitter |
| Cultureel Woordenboek identifier | Natuurkunde-scheikunde-en-sterrenkunde/willem-de-sitter |
| Name in native language | Willem De Sitter |
| Family name | Sitter. Show people with the surname Sitter |
| Doctoral student | Jan Woltjer , point in time: 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Employer | University Of Groningen , start time: 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z , end time: 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Given name | Willem , series ordinal: 1 |
| Doctoral thesis | Q66819360 , doctoral advisor: Jacobus Kapteyn , publication date: 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z , full work available at: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/102368558 , URL: https://hdl.handle.net/2027/nnc1.cu50485911 , dissertation submitted to: University of Groningen |
| Place of burial | Westerveld , coordinate location: Point(4.631669444 52.445561111) |
