ASTRONOMER

Hendrik van Gent

1900 - 1947

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Hendrik van Gent (14 September 1899, Pernis – March 29, 1947, Amsterdam) was a Dutch astronomer. He moved to South Africa in 1928 in order to observe the southern sky at the Leiden Southern Station and the Union Observatory in Johannesburg. He obtained his PhD from Leiden University in 1931. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hendrik van Gent has received more than 14,623 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Hendrik van Gent is the 394th most popular astronomer (down from 362nd in 2019), the 686th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 602nd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Dutch Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Hendrik van Gent ranks 394 out of 644. Before him are Janet Akyüz Mattei, George O. Abell, Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, Ernst Hartwig, Albrecht Unsöld, and Joseph Johann von Littrow. After him are Marcel Minnaert, Julius Schiller, Friedrich Tietjen, Marguerite Laugier, Vladimir Kotelnikov, and Paris Pişmiş.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Hendrik van Gent ranks 196. Before him are Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Erna Berger, George Calnan, Ivan Maslennikov, Itzik Feffer, and Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen. After him are Pyotr Gavrilov, René Guillot, Marie Bell, Vladimir Tributs, Arnold Bode, and Nicolas Hoydonckx. Among people deceased in 1947, Hendrik van Gent ranks 155. Before him are Ture Rangström, Jean-Richard Bloch, Manuel Machado, George Henry Peters, Max Berg, and Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. After him are Dewi Sartika, Walter Kaufmann, Olive Borden, Gilbert Bougnol, Pedro Ochoa, and Anna von Mildenburg.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Hendrik van Gent ranks 686 out of 1,646. Before him are Richard Krajicek (1971), Monique van de Ven (1952), Nicolaas Pieneman (1809), Wim Anderiesen (1903), Ruud Hesp (1965), and Georginio Wijnaldum (1990). After him are Jan Jacob Rochussen (1797), Reinier Nooms (1623), Jetta Goudal (1891), Jetze Doorman (1881), Willem Kes (1856), and Bart Berman (1938).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Netherlands

Among astronomers born in Netherlands, Hendrik van Gent ranks 18. Before him are Michael van Langren (1598), Maarten Schmidt (1929), Eise Eisinga (1744), Adriaan van Maanen (1884), Bart Bok (1906), and Dirk Brouwer (1902). After him are Frederik Kaiser (1808), Kees de Jager (1921), and Ewine van Dishoeck (1955).

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