Lodewijk Woltjer

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Lodewijk Woltjer (born April 26, 1930 in Noordwijk ; † August 25, 2019 in Geneva ) was a Dutch astronomer .

Woltjer was the son of the astronomer Jan Woltjer . He studied in Leiden , where he in 1957 January Oort with a thesis on the Crab Nebula was awarded his doctorate. Research stays at various American universities and the appointment as professor for theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics in Leiden followed.

From 1964 to 1974 he was Rutherford Professor of Astronomy and Head of the Astronomy Department at Columbia University in New York.

From 1975 to 1987 he was Director General of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), where he initiated the construction of the Very Large Telescope , and from 1994 to 1997 President of the International Astronomical Union .

Woltjer was awarded the Karl Schwarzschild Medal in 1987 . In 1980 he was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science . Since 1990 he has been an elected member of the Academia Europaea and since 1994 of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

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  1. ↑ Prof. Lodewijk Woltjer, ESO's Director General from 1975 to 1987
  2. ↑ a b Lodewijk Woltjer (1930-2019). ESO, August 27, 2019, accessed August 28, 2019 .
  3. ^ Fellows of the AAAS: L. Woltjer. American Association for the Advancement of Science, archived from the original on January 31, 2018 ; accessed on January 31, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter W. (PDF; 852 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved January 31, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Woltjer, Lodewijk
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH April 26, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Noordwijk
DATE OF DEATH August 25, 2019
Place of death Geneva