About Frank Pieter Israel
Born 1946. Frank Pieter Israel is a Dutch astronomer and university teacher.
Frank Pieter Israel (born 31 December 1946) is a Dutch astronomer. He received his Ph.D. in astronomy at the Leiden Observatory in 1976, where he currently (in 2024) is emeritus professor. Most of his work is dedicated to the Interstellar medium of external galaxies. The asteroid 7507 Israel is named for him.
Israel was chairman of the skeptical organisation Stichting Skepsis.
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Dutch astronomer
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Frank Pieter Israel was born on 31 December 1946 in Delft.
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Frank Pieter Israel is an astronomer and university teacher.
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Frank Pieter Israel is Dutch.
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