Human Accomplishment: Willem de Sitter

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a Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer

Born

6 May 1872 Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands

Died

20 November 1934 (aged 62) Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

Nationality

Dutch

Known for

de Sitter Universe

Fields

Physics

Alma mater

Groningen University

adultbasic

Netherlands

era

1800+

For much more information, also see

Wikipedia Article
(Willem de Sitter)