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Peter van de Kamp

1901 - 1995

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Piet van de Kamp (December 26, 1901 – May 18, 1995), known as Peter van de Kamp in the United States, was a Dutch astronomer who lived in the United States most of his life. He was professor of astronomy at Swarthmore College and director of the college's Sproul Observatory from 1937 until 1972. He specialized in astrometry, studying parallax and proper motions of stars. He came to public attention in the 1960s when he announced that Barnard's star had a planetary system based on observed "wobbles" in its motion, but this is now known to be false. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter van de Kamp is the 176th most popular astronomer, the 314th most popular biography from Netherlands and the 8th most popular Dutch Astronomer.

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Among astronomers, Peter van de Kamp ranks 176 out of 644. Before him are Michael H. Hart, J. Allen Hynek, Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux, Otto Wilhelm von Struve, Tobias Mayer, and Gan De. After him are Oskar Backlund, Maria Cunitz, Margaret Burbidge, Jacobus Kapteyn, Lyudmila Chernykh, and Jean Chacornac.

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Among people born in 1901, Peter van de Kamp ranks 102. Before him are Henri Cochet, Ed Sullivan, Eiji Tsuburaya, Miklós Nyiszli, Marino Marini, and Margarete Buber-Neumann. After him are Alexander Fadeyev, Otto Wächter, Melvyn Douglas, Fred Uhlman, Cassandre, and René Pleven. Among people deceased in 1995, Peter van de Kamp ranks 87. Before him are Sicco Mansholt, Eazy-E, Annie Fischer, Nathan Rosen, Mia Martini, and Sylvester Stadler. After him are Václav Neumann, Ann Dunham, Leila Mourad, Arturo Frondizi, Rudolf Peierls, and Ida Lupino.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Peter van de Kamp ranks 314 out of 1,646. Before him are Jan Janssen (1940), Roy Makaay (1975), Phillip Cocu (1970), Geert Adriaans Boomgaard (1788), Ludger (742), and Marinus van Reymerswaele (1490). After him are Willy van der Kuijlen (1946), Jan Huyghen van Linschoten (1563), Frans de Waal (1948), Jacobus Oud (1890), Adriaen van de Velde (1636), and Aert de Gelder (1645).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Netherlands

Among astronomers born in Netherlands, Peter van de Kamp ranks 8. Before him are Gerard Kuiper (1905), Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692), Cornelis Johannes van Houten (1920), Tom Gehrels (1925), John Goodricke (1764), and Antonie Pannekoek (1873). After him are Jacobus Kapteyn (1851), Adriaan Blaauw (1914), Walter Lewin (1936), Michael van Langren (1598), Maarten Schmidt (1929), and Eise Eisinga (1744).

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