Piet Hut

Summary

Piet Hut is a human^[1]. He was born in Utrecht^[2]. He was born on September 26, 1952^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4], astrophysicist^[5], physicist^[6], university teacher^[7], and scientist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Piet Hut was born in Utrecht^[2].
• Piet Hut was born on September 26, 1952^[3].
• Piet Hut held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[10].
• Piet Hut's professions included astronomer^[4].
• Piet Hut's professions included astrophysicist^[5].
• Piet Hut's professions included physicist^[6].
• Piet Hut worked as a university teacher^[7].
• Piet Hut's professions included scientist^[8].
• Piet Hut's field of work was physics^[11].
• Piet Hut's field of work was astrophysics^[12].
• Piet Hut's field of work was astronomy^[13].
• Piet Hut's field of work was star^[14].
• Piet Hut's field of work was planetary science^[15].
• Piet Hut's field of work was cognitive psychology^[16].
• Piet Hut was employed by Princeton University^[17].
• Piet Hut was employed by University of California, Berkeley^[18].
• Piet Hut was educated at Utrecht University^[19].
• Piet Hut's education included a stint at University of Amsterdam^[20].
• Piet Hut's doctoral advisor was Ed van den Heuvel^[21].
• Piet Hut's doctoral advisor was Henk van Bueren^[22].
• Piet Hut was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences^[23].
• Piet Hut was a member of International Astronomical Union^[24].
• Piet Hut is recorded as male^[25].
• Piet Hut's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Piet Hut's family name is recorded as Hut^[27].

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Origins and Family

Piet Hut's place of birth was Utrecht^[2]. He was born on September 26, 1952^[3].

Education

Educated at Utrecht University^[19], a public research university^[28], in Netherlands^[29], founded in 1636^[30], headquartered in Utrecht^[31] and University of Amsterdam^[20], a university^[32], in Netherlands^[33], founded in 1632^[34], headquartered in Amsterdam^[35]. Doctoral advisors include Ed van den Heuvel^[21], an astronomer^[36], b. 1940^[37], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[38], awarded the Spinoza Prize^[39] and Henk van Bueren^[22], a university teacher^[40], 1925–2012^[41], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[4], astrophysicist^[5], physicist^[6], university teacher^[7], and scientist^[8]. Fields of work include physics^[11], a branch of science^[43]; astrophysics^[12], a branch of astronomy^[44]; astronomy^[13], a branch of science^[45]; star^[14], an astronomical object type^[46]; planetary science^[15], a branch of science^[47]; and cognitive psychology^[16], a branch of psychology^[48]. Employers include Princeton University^[17], a private university^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1746^[51], headquartered in Princeton^[52] and University of California, Berkeley^[18], a public research university^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 1868^[55], headquartered in Berkeley^[56].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Piet Hut include 17031 Piethut^[57], an asteroid^[58].

Why It Matters

Piet Hut ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[9] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[59]

Entities named for him include 17031 Piethut^[57], an asteroid^[58].

FAQs

Where was Piet Hut born?

Piet Hut's place of birth was Utrecht^[2].

What did Piet Hut do for work?

Piet Hut worked as astronomer^[4], astrophysicist^[5], physicist^[6], university teacher^[7], and scientist^[8].

Where did Piet Hut go to school?

Piet Hut was educated at Utrecht University^[19] and University of Amsterdam^[20].