Marcel Minnaert
Marcel Gilles Jozef Minnaert (born February 12, 1893 in Bruges , † October 26, 1970 in Utrecht ) was a Belgian astronomer. His specialties were astrospectroscopy - he was a pioneer of solar spectrophotometry - and the study of stellar atmospheres.
Minnaert first began studying botany at Ghent University , then turned to studying physics at Leiden University . From 1937 to 1963 he was director of the Sonnenborgh Observatory in Utrecht.
He is known for a book on meteorological optics ( light phenomena in the atmosphere ).
Awards and memberships
- 1947 Gold Medal from the Royal Astronomical Society
- 1951 Bruce Medal
- 1959 member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1964 member of the National Academy of Sciences
- 1965 member of the Leopoldina
- 1966 Jules Janssen Prize
The moon crater Minnaert and the asteroid (1670) Minnaert were named after Minnaert .
Works
- Photometric Atlas of the Solar Spectrum (with GFW Mulders and J. Houtgast), Utrecht 1940
- De Natuurkunde van't Vrije Veld (3 volumes, 1937–1942); Engl. Transl. Of vol. 1: Light and Color in the Outdoors . Springer, New York 1993, ISBN 0-387-97935-2 ; German Translated from Volume 1: Light and Color in Nature , Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 1992, ISBN 3-7643-2496-1 .
- The nature of light and color in the open air , Dover 1954
literature
- J.-C. Pecker: Marcel Gilles Josef Minnaert (1893-1970). Icarus, Volume 15 (1971), Issue 1, p. 147–148, doi : 10.1016 / 0019-1035 (71) 90046-7 (obituary, English).
- A. Unsöld: In memoriam MGJ Minnaert. Solar Physics, Volume 17 (1971), Issue 1, pp. 3–5 (obituary, English).
- E. Öpik: MGJ Minnaert died 1970 October 26. Irish Astron. Journ., Vol. 11 (1973), p. 161 (obituary, English).
Web links
- Literature by and about Marcel Minnaert in the catalog of the German National Library
- Publications by M. Minnaert in the Astrophysics Data System
- Bruce Medal holder: Marcel Gilles Jozef Minnaert (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Minnaert, Marcel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Minnaert, Marcel Gilles Jozef (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bruges |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 26, 1970 |
| Place of death | Utrecht |