About Hendrik van Gent
Lived 1900 – 1947 (aged 46). Hendrik van Gent was a Dutch astronomer.
+ Asteroids discovered: 39 was a Dutch astronomer.
He moved to South Africa in 1928 in order to observe the southern sky at the Leiden Southern Station and the Union Observatory in Johannesburg. He obtained his PhD from Leiden University in 1931. He studied variable stars and also discovered three comets, namely C/1941 K1, C/1944 K2 and C/1943 W1.
J.H. Oort, "In Memoriam Dr. H. van Gent", Hemel en Dampkring: Orgaan van de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde, 45 (1947), 159-160. W.H. van den Bos, "In Memoriam Dr. Hendrik van Gent", Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of South Africa, 6 (1947), 34-35.
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Who was Hendrik van Gent?
Dutch astronomer (1900-1947)
When was Hendrik van Gent born?
Hendrik van Gent was born on 14 September 1900 in Rotterdam.
When did Hendrik van Gent die?
Hendrik van Gent died on 29 March 1947 in Amsterdam.
What was Hendrik van Gent's occupation?
Hendrik van Gent was an astronomer.
What nationality was Hendrik van Gent?
Hendrik van Gent was Dutch.
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