Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn
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Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn was a Dutch astronomer renowned for his pioneering work on the structure of the Milky Way and stellar statistics in the early 20th century.
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| Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Dutch astronomer
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astronomer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in astronomy ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
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James Craig Watson Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Groningen, Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1851-01-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1922-06-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Utrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | University of Groningen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Kapteyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Galactic astronomy
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astronomy ⓘ stellar statistics ⓘ |
| givenName | Jacobus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNamesake |
Kapteyn Astronomical Institute
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Kapteyn Crater on Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ Kapteyn Crater on the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kapteyn’s Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bertil Lindblad
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Jan Hendrik Oort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Kapteyn Universe model of the Milky Way
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pioneering work on the structure of the Milky Way ⓘ research on star streams ⓘ statistical analysis of stellar motions ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Dutch ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Kapteyn Selected Areas survey
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Kapteyn’s star counts of the Milky Way ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Barneveld, Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Amsterdam, Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Astronomical Laboratory at Groningen
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professor of astronomy at the University of Groningen ⓘ |
| residence | Groningen, Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Anna Cornelia de Vos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Groningen, Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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