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Adriaan van Maanen

1884 - 1946

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Adriaan van Maanen (March 31, 1884 – January 26, 1946) was a Dutch-American astronomer. Born in Friesland, he studied astronomy at the University of Utrecht, earning his Ph.D. in 1911, and worked briefly at the University of Groningen. In 1911, he came to the United States to work as a volunteer in an unpaid capacity at Yerkes Observatory. Within a year he got a position at the Mount Wilson Observatory, where he remained active until his death in 1946. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adriaan van Maanen is the 549th most popular astronomer (down from 341st in 2019), the 871st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 600th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Dutch Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Adriaan van Maanen ranks 549 out of 644. Before her are Lidiya Tseraskaya, Vincenzo Cerulli, Pavel Shternberg, John N. Bahcall, Louise du Pierry, and Adelaide Ames. After her are Roy A. Tucker, Charles W. Juels, Thomas Brisbane, Madge Adam, Irwin I. Shapiro, and Seiji Ueda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, Adriaan van Maanen ranks 226. Before her are William Hogenson, Harry Ferguson, Linda Arvidson, Tomás Monje, Hanns Kräly, and Max Taut. After her are Walther Schreiber, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Richard Verderber, Ivy Compton-Burnett, Edward Archibald, and Earl Derr Biggers. Among people deceased in 1946, Adriaan van Maanen ranks 207. Before her are Ferdinand Boberg, João Sassetti, Mary Alden, Vincent Youmans, Joseph Stella, and Booth Tarkington. After her are Lucina Hagman, Paul Nash, Elvira Notari, Eduard Bass, Florence Fuller, and Ivan Moskvin.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Adriaan van Maanen ranks 871 out of 1,646. Before her are Guido Imbens (1963), Maria Vierdag (1905), Bas Paauwe (1911), Conny Vandenbos (1937), Winston Bogarde (1970), and Duncan Laurence (1994). After her are Mauk Weber (1914), Gregory van der Wiel (1988), Nordin Amrabat (1987), Willem Slijkhuis (1923), J. Bernlef (1937), and Walter Middelberg (1875).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Netherlands

Among astronomers born in Netherlands, Adriaan van Maanen ranks 21. Before her are Peter van de Kamp (1901), Bart Bok (1906), Eise Eisinga (1744), Kees de Jager (1921), Frederik Kaiser (1808), and Ewine van Dishoeck (1955).

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