Dirk Brouwer
Astronomer
1902 – 1966
81 Views
Who was Dirk Brouwer?
Dirk Brouwer was a Dutch-American astronomer.
He received his Ph.D. in 1927 at Leiden University under Willem de Sitter and then went to Yale University. From 1941 until 1966 he was editor of the Astronomical Journal.
He specialized in celestial mechanics and together with Gerald Clemence wrote the textbook Methods of Celestial Mechanics.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Sep 1, 1902
Rotterdam - Nationality
- United States of America
- Netherlands
- Profession
- Education
- Leiden University
- Lived in
- Rotterdam
- Died
- Jan 31, 1966
New Haven
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Dirk Brouwer." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 18 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/dirk_brouwer>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Dirk Brouwer biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In