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Dirk Brouwer

1902 - 1966

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Dirk Brouwer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪr(ə)ɡ ˈbrʌu.ər]; September 1, 1902 – January 31, 1966) was a Dutch-American astronomer. He received his PhD in 1927 at Leiden University under Willem de Sitter and then went to Yale University. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dirk Brouwer has received more than 20,963 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Dirk Brouwer is the 342nd most popular astronomer (down from 298th in 2019), the 573rd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 491st in 2019) and the 14th most popular Dutch Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Dirk Brouwer ranks 342 out of 531. Before him are Gustav Spörer, Viktor Knorre, Maarten Schmidt, Félix Tisserand, Luboš Kohoutek, and Eugene Parker. After him are Paul W. Merrill, Odette Bancilhon, Vladimir Kotelnikov, Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke, Joseph Helffrich, and Elia Millosevich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Dirk Brouwer ranks 192. Before him are Flora Robson, Henry Hansen, Veniamin Kaverin, Juan José Tramutola, Kajirō Yamamoto, and Henri Saint Cyr. After him are Ferenc Hirzer, David Arellano, Vladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev, Milman Parry, Albert Namatjira, and Carlos Spadaro. Among people deceased in 1966, Dirk Brouwer ranks 125. Before him are Hedda Hopper, Arthur Waley, Christian Herter, Jan Brzechwa, Emil Julius Gumbel, and John Taylor. After him are Robert Charpentier, Mississippi John Hurt, Eva Justin, Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster, Brian O'Nolan, and Anna Langfus.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Dirk Brouwer ranks 573 out of 1,427. Before him are Kees Kist (1952), Neelie Kroes (1941), Elly Ameling (1933), Simon Vestdijk (1898), Sandra Roelofs (1968), and Gerrit Schimmelpenninck (1794). After him are Estella Agsteribbe (1909), Coen Moulijn (1937), Arend Heyting (1898), Wander Johannes de Haas (1878), Arnold Mühren (1951), and Alexander Rueb (1882).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Netherlands

Among astronomers born in Netherlands, Dirk Brouwer ranks 14. Before him are John Goodricke (1764), Walter Lewin (1936), Adriaan Blaauw (1914), Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin (1845), Michael van Langren (1598), and Maarten Schmidt (1929). After him are Kees de Jager (1921), Hendrik van Gent (1900), Peter van de Kamp (1901), Bart Bok (1906), Adriaan van Maanen (1884), and Ewine van Dishoeck (1955).

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