Adriaan van Maanen

Summary

Adriaan van Maanen is a human^[1]. Born in Sneek^[2], he… he was born on March 31, 1884^[3]. He passed away in Pasadena^[4]. He died on January 26, 1946^[5]. He worked as an astronomer^[6] and non-fiction writer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Adriaan van Maanen was born in Sneek^[2].
• Adriaan van Maanen passed away in Pasadena^[4].
• Adriaan van Maanen was born on March 31, 1884^[3].
• Adriaan van Maanen was born on 1884^[9].
• Adriaan van Maanen died on January 26, 1946^[5].
• Adriaan van Maanen died on 1946^[10].
• Adriaan van Maanen held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[11].
• Adriaan van Maanen held citizenship in United States^[12].
• English was Adriaan van Maanen's native language^[13].
• Adriaan van Maanen's professions included astronomer^[6].
• Adriaan van Maanen's professions included non-fiction writer^[7].
• Adriaan van Maanen was employed by University of Groningen^[14].
• Adriaan van Maanen was educated at Utrecht University^[15].
• Adriaan van Maanen's doctoral advisor was Albertus Antonie Nijland^[16].
• Adriaan van Maanen was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences^[17].
• Adriaan van Maanen is recorded as male^[18].
• Adriaan van Maanen's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Adriaan van Maanen's Commons category is recorded as Adriaan van Maanen^[20].
• Adriaan van Maanen's given name is recorded as Adriaan^[21].
• Adriaan van Maanen's described by source is recorded as Astronomers: A Biographical Reference^[22].
• Adriaan van Maanen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[23].
• Adriaan van Maanen's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[24].

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Origins and Family

Adriaan van Maanen was born in Sneek^[2]. Recorded date of birth include March 31, 1884^[3] and 1884^[9]. English was his native language^[13].

Education

Adriaan van Maanen was educated at Utrecht University^[15]. His doctoral advisor was Albertus Antonie Nijland^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[6] and non-fiction writer^[7]. Among Adriaan van Maanen's employers was University of Groningen^[14].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 26, 1946^[5] and 1946^[10]. Adriaan van Maanen died in Pasadena^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Adriaan van Maanen include Van Maanen's star^[25], a white dwarf^[26] and Van Maanen^[27], a lunar crater^[28].

Why It Matters

Adriaan van Maanen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

He is credited with the discovery of Van Maanen's star^[31], a white dwarf^[32]. Entities named for him include Van Maanen's star^[25], a white dwarf^[26] and Van Maanen^[27], a lunar crater^[28].

FAQs

Where was Adriaan van Maanen born?

Adriaan van Maanen's place of birth was Sneek^[2].

Where did Adriaan van Maanen die?

Adriaan van Maanen died in Pasadena^[4].

What did Adriaan van Maanen do for work?

Adriaan van Maanen worked as astronomer^[6] and non-fiction writer^[7].

Where did Adriaan van Maanen go to school?

Adriaan van Maanen was educated at Utrecht University^[15].

What did Adriaan van Maanen discover?

Adriaan van Maanen is credited as discoverer of Van Maanen's star^[31].