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Categories: Leiden University faculty, Foreign associates of the National Academy of Sciences, Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, University of Groningen alumni, Recipients of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
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Sitter  Willem de Sitter
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Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934) WordNet 3.0
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Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Willem de Sitter was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. Wikipedia
IS A
astronomer
homo
AWARD RECEIVED
Prix Jules Janssen
Bruce Medal
James Craig Watson Medal
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
CHILD
Ulbo de Sitter
Aernout de Sitter
COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP
Kingdom of The Netherlands
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Obalky knih.cz
DOCTORAL ADVISOR
Jacobus Kapteyn
DOCTORAL STUDENT
Jan Woltjer
Willem Hendrik van den Bos
Dirk Brouwer
EDUCATED AT
University of Groningen
FIELD OF WORK
astronomy
GIVEN NAME
Willem
LANGUAGES SPOKEN, WRITTEN OR SIGNED
Dutch
MEMBER OF
National Academy of Sciences
International Astronomical Union
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
NATIVE LANGUAGE
Dutch
NOTABLE WORK
dark matter
OCCUPATION
astronomer
mathematician
physicist
professeur des universités
PLACE OF BIRTH
Sneek
PLACE OF BURIAL
Westerveld
PLACE OF DEATH
Leiden
SEX OR GENDER
male
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Sitter, Willem de Sitter
Wikipedia
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Willem de Sitter
Wikidata
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Willem de Sitter
Wikipedia Redirections
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Aernout de Sitter, de Sitter, Desitter, Willem De Sitter, Willem de sitter
Wikidata Alias
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W. de Sitter

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