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Noun Named Entity
SYL
Willem de sitter
EN
Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934) WordNet 3.0
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IS A
EN
astronomer
Homo sapiens
AWARD RECEIVED
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Prix Jules Janssen
EN
Bruce Medal
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James Craig Watson Medal
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Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
CHILD
EN
Ulbo de Sitter
EN
Aernout de Sitter
COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP
EN
Kingdom of The Netherlands
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
EN
Obalky knih.cz
DOCTORAL ADVISOR
Jacobus Kapteyn
DOCTORAL STUDENT
EN
Jan Woltjer
Willem Hendrik Van den Bos
Dirk Brouwer
EDUCATED AT
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University of Groningen
FIELD OF WORK
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astronomy
GIVEN NAME
Willem
LANGUAGES SPOKEN, WRITTEN OR SIGNED
EN
Dutch
MEMBER OF
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National Academy of Sciences
EN
International Astronomical Union
American Academy Of Arts And Sciences
EN
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
NATIVE LANGUAGE
EN
Dutch
NOTABLE WORK
EN
dark matter
OCCUPATION
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astronomer
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mathematician
EN
physicist
EN
professeur des universités
PLACE OF BIRTH
Sneek
PLACE OF BURIAL
EN
Westerveld
PLACE OF DEATH
EN
Leiden
SEX OR GENDER
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male
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Willem de sitter

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