Lodewijk Woltjer Dutch astronomer
Lodewijk Woltjer is a 89 years old Dutch astronomer from Noordwijk. Lodewijk Woltjer was born on April 26, 1930 (died on August 25, 2019, he was 89 years old) in Noordwijk.
About
No, he died on 08/25/2019, 4 years ago. He was 89 years old when he died. He died in Geneva
Family
His father Jan Woltjer and Jan Woltjer was 81 years old when Lodewijk born. His father was a Dutch politician.
Parents
Mother: (?)
Father: Jan Woltjer
Awards (2)
Awarded Janssen Medal in 1988 , awarded Karl Schwarzschild Medal in 1987 ,
Education
He graduated from Leiden University
What was Lodewijk's zodiac sign?Lodewijk Woltjer zodiac sign was taurus.
Other facts about Lodewijk Woltjer
| AlmaMater | Leiden University |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Netherlands |
| Member of | Academia Europaea , start time: 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z , affiliation: AE section Earth and cosmic sciences |
| Doctoral advisor | Jan Hendrik Oort , point in time: 1957-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Position held | President , start time: 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z , end time: 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z , of: International Astronomical Union , replaces: Alexander Boyarchuk , replaced by: Robert Kraft |
| Given name | Lodewijk , series ordinal: 1 |
| Employer | Leiden University , position held: Professor , part of: Faculteit der Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen , start time: 1961-06-13T00:00:00Z , end time: 1964-01-31T00:00:00Z |
| Country of citizenship | Kingdom Of The Netherlands |
| Family name | Woltjer. Show people with the surname Woltjer |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Place of birth | Noordwijk |
| Date of death | 2019-08-25T00:00:00Z |
| Place of death | Geneva |
