Ed van den Heuvel

Summary

Ed van den Heuvel is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Soest^[2]. He was born on November 2, 1940^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4], astrophysicist^[5], university teacher^[6], and researcher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Ed van den Heuvel was born in Soest^[2].
• Ed van den Heuvel was born on November 2, 1940^[3].
• Ed van den Heuvel held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[9].
• Dutch was Ed van den Heuvel's native language^[10].
• Ed van den Heuvel worked as an astronomer^[4].
• Ed van den Heuvel's professions included astrophysicist^[5].
• Ed van den Heuvel's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Ed van den Heuvel's professions included researcher^[7].
• Ed van den Heuvel was employed by University of Amsterdam^[11].
• Ed van den Heuvel's doctoral advisor was Cornelis de Jager^[12].
• Ed van den Heuvel's doctoral advisor was Anne Barbara Underhill^[13].
• Ed van den Heuvel received the Spinoza Prize^[14].
• Ed van den Heuvel received the Descartes Prize^[15].
• Ed van den Heuvel was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences^[16].
• Ed van den Heuvel was a member of Academia Europaea^[17].
• Ed van den Heuvel was a member of International Astronomical Union^[18].
• Ed van den Heuvel is recorded as male^[19].
• Ed van den Heuvel's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Ed van den Heuvel supervised Gijs Nelemans as a doctoral student^[21].
• Ed van den Heuvel supervised Frank Verbunt as a doctoral student^[22].
• Ed van den Heuvel supervised René Christiaan Pierre van Helden as a doctoral student^[23].
• Ed van den Heuvel supervised Godelieve Hammerschlag-Hensberge as a doctoral student^[24].
• Ed van den Heuvel supervised Piet Hut as a doctoral student^[25].
• Ed van den Heuvel supervised Gerrit Jan Savonije as a doctoral student^[26].
• Ed van den Heuvel supervised Winardi Sutantyo as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Ed van den Heuvel was born in Soest^[2]. He was born on November 2, 1940^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[10].

Education

Doctoral advisors include Cornelis de Jager^[12], an astronomer^[28], 1921–2021^[29], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[30], awarded the Karl Schwarzschild Medal^[31], specialised in astrophysics^[32] and Anne Barbara Underhill^[13], an astrophysicist^[33], 1920–2003^[34], of Canada^[35], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[36], specialised in astrophysics^[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[4], astrophysicist^[5], university teacher^[6], and researcher^[7]. Ed van den Heuvel was employed by University of Amsterdam^[11]. Doctoral students include Gijs Nelemans^[21], an astronomer^[38], b. 1971^[39], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[40]; Frank Verbunt^[22], an astronomer^[41], b. 1953^[42], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[43]; René Christiaan Pierre van Helden^[23]; Godelieve Hammerschlag-Hensberge^[24]; Piet Hut^[25], an astronomer^[44], b. 1952^[45], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[46], specialised in physics^[47]; and Gerrit Jan Savonije^[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Spinoza Prize^[14], a science award^[48], in Netherlands^[49], founded in 1995^[50] and Descartes Prize^[15], a science award^[51], founded in 2000^[52].

Why It Matters

Ed van den Heuvel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

His notable doctoral advisees include Piet Hut^[55], an astronomer^[56], b. 1952^[57], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[58], specialised in physics^[59] and Michiel van der Klis^[60], an astronomer^[61], b. 1953^[62], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[63], awarded the Akademiehoogleraren Prize^[64], specialised in astronomy^[65].

FAQs

Where was Ed van den Heuvel born?

Born in Soest^[2], Ed van den Heuvel…

What did Ed van den Heuvel do for work?

Ed van den Heuvel worked as astronomer^[4], astrophysicist^[5], university teacher^[6], and researcher^[7].

What awards did Ed van den Heuvel receive?

Honors received include Spinoza Prize^[14] and Descartes Prize^[15].