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Antonie Pannekoek

1873 - 1960

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Antonie "Anton" Pannekoek (Dutch: [ˈɑntɔn ˈpɑnəkuk]; 2 January 1873 – 28 April 1960) was a Dutch astronomer, historian, philosopher, Marxist theorist, and socialist revolutionary. He was one of the main theorists of council communism (Dutch: radencommunisme). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antonie Pannekoek is the 63rd most popular astronomer (up from 153rd in 2019), the 89th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 274th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Antonie Pannekoek ranks 63 out of 644Before him are Jan Oort, Abu Maʿshar, James Bradley, Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī, Walter Baade, and Jamshīd al-Kāshī. After him are John Flamsteed, Fred Hoyle, Gerard Kuiper, Johann Franz Encke, Max Wolf, and Edward Emerson Barnard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Antonie Pannekoek ranks 19Before him are Henri Barbusse, Otto Loewi, Luigi Lucheni, Alfred Jarry, Karl Schwarzschild, and Spyridon Louis. After him are Alberto Santos-Dumont, Julius Martov, Max Reger, Alexander Bogdanov, G. E. Moore, and Ejnar Hertzsprung. Among people deceased in 1960, Antonie Pannekoek ranks 18Before him are Walther Funk, A. L. Kroeber, Fausto Coppi, Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia, and Walter Baade. After him are Aloysius Stepinac, Igor Kurchatov, Ernst von Dohnányi, J. L. Austin, Ana Pauker, and Clara Haskil.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Antonie Pannekoek ranks 89 out of 1,646Before him are Jan Oort (1900), Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584), William V, Prince of Orange (1748), Gerard van Honthorst (1592), Cornelius Jansen (1585), and Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562). After him are Jan van Goyen (1596), Gerard Kuiper (1905), Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612), Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836), Rob Rensenbrink (1947), and Kees van Dongen (1877).

Among ASTRONOMERS In Netherlands

Among astronomers born in Netherlands, Antonie Pannekoek ranks 2Before him are Jan Oort (1900). After him are Gerard Kuiper (1905), Pieter van Musschenbroek (1692), Tom Gehrels (1925), Jacobus Kapteyn (1851), Cornelis Johannes van Houten (1920), John Goodricke (1764), Adriaan Blaauw (1914), Maarten Schmidt (1929), Hendrik van Gent (1900), and Michael van Langren (1598).