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 (14 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

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

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Soest^[2], a municipality of the Netherlands^[28], in Netherlands^[29]. Recorded date of birth include November 2, 1940^[3] and 1940^[10]. Dutch was Ed van den Heuvel's native language^[12].

Education

Doctoral advisors include Cornelis de Jager^[14], an astronomer^[30], 1921–2021^[31], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[32], awarded the Karl Schwarzschild Medal^[33], specialised in astrophysics^[34] and Anne Barbara Underhill^[15], an astrophysicist^[35], 1920–2003^[36], of Canada^[37], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[38], specialised in astrophysics^[39].

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^[13]. Doctoral students include Gijs Nelemans^[23], an astronomer^[40], b. 1971^[41], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[42]; Frank Verbunt^[24], an astronomer^[43], b. 1953^[44], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[45]; René Christiaan Pierre van Helden^[25]; Godelieve Hammerschlag-Hensberge^[26]; Piet Hut^[27], an astronomer^[46], b. 1952^[47], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[48], specialised in physics^[49]; and Gerrit Jan Savonije^[50].

Recognition

Awards received include Spinoza Prize^[16], a science award^[51], in Netherlands^[52], founded in 1995^[53] and Descartes Prize^[17], a science award^[54], founded in 2000^[55].

Why It Matters

Ed van den Heuvel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

His notable doctoral advisees include Piet Hut^[58], an astronomer^[59], b. 1952^[60], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[61], specialised in physics^[62] and Michiel van der Klis^[63], an astronomer^[64], b. 1953^[65], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[66], awarded the Akademiehoogleraren Prize^[67], specialised in astronomy^[68].

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^[16] and Descartes Prize^[17].