Cornelis Johannes van Houten

Summary

Cornelis Johannes van Houten is a human^[1]. He was born in The Hague^[2]. He was born on February 18, 1920^[3]. He passed away in The Hague^[4]. He died on August 24, 2002^[5]. He worked as an astronomer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in The Hague^[2], Cornelis Johannes van Houten…
• Cornelis Johannes van Houten died in The Hague^[4].
• Cornelis Johannes van Houten was born on February 18, 1920^[3].
• Cornelis Johannes van Houten died on August 24, 2002^[5].
• Among Cornelis Johannes van Houten's spouses was Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[8].
• Cornelis Johannes van Houten held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[9].
• Cornelis Johannes van Houten worked as an astronomer^[6].
• Cornelis Johannes van Houten's field of work was astronomy^[10].
• Cornelis Johannes van Houten was employed by Leiden University^[11].
• Cornelis Johannes van Houten was educated at Leiden University^[12].
• Cornelis Johannes van Houten's doctoral advisor was Jan Hendrik Oort^[13].
• Cornelis Johannes van Houten was a member of International Astronomical Union^[14].
• Cornelis Johannes van Houten is recorded as male^[15].
• Cornelis Johannes van Houten's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Cornelis Johannes van Houten's Commons category is recorded as Kees van Houten^[17].
• Cornelis Johannes van Houten earned the academic degree of Doktor Nauk in Philosophy^[18].
• Cornelis Johannes van Houten's given name is recorded as Cornelis^[19].
• Cornelis Johannes van Houten's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Danish^[20].

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Origins and Family

Cornelis Johannes van Houten was born in The Hague^[2]. He was born on February 18, 1920^[3].

Education

Cornelis Johannes van Houten was educated at Leiden University^[12]. His doctoral advisor was Jan Hendrik Oort^[13]. He earned the academic degree of Doktor Nauk in Philosophy^[18].

Career and Affiliations

Cornelis Johannes van Houten's professions included astronomer^[6]. His field of work was astronomy^[10]. Among his employers was Leiden University^[11].

Personal Life

Among Cornelis Johannes van Houten's spouses was Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[8].

Death and Burial

Cornelis Johannes van Houten died on August 24, 2002^[5]. He passed away in The Hague^[4].

Why It Matters

Cornelis Johannes van Houten ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]

He is credited with the discovery of 3548 Eurybates^[23], an asteroid^[24]; 1912 Anubis^[25], an asteroid^[26]; 6615 Plutarchos^[27], an asteroid^[28]; 10649 VOC^[29], an asteroid^[30]; 271P/van Houten–Lemmon^[31], a periodic comet^[32]; and 9912 Donizetti^[33], an asteroid^[34].

FAQs

Where was Cornelis Johannes van Houten born?

Born in The Hague^[2], Cornelis Johannes van Houten…

Where did Cornelis Johannes van Houten die?

Cornelis Johannes van Houten died in The Hague^[4].

Who was Cornelis Johannes van Houten married to?

Cornelis Johannes van Houten's spouses include Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[8].

What did Cornelis Johannes van Houten do for work?

Cornelis Johannes van Houten worked as astronomer^[6].

Where did Cornelis Johannes van Houten go to school?

Cornelis Johannes van Houten was educated at Leiden University^[12].

What did Cornelis Johannes van Houten discover?

Cornelis Johannes van Houten is credited as discoverer of 3548 Eurybates^[23], 1912 Anubis^[25], 6615 Plutarchos^[27], and 10649 VOC^[29].