Died 1934-11-20.
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Willem de Sitter
Willem de Sitter was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. He is known for the de Sitter universe, which is a cosmological model that was named after him.
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science · Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (1872–1934) · astronomer · mathematician · physicist · university teacher · also Willem de Sitter, W. de Sitter, Sitter
Born 6 May 1872 · Died 20 November 1934 · Q313059
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1934· 2 entries
Awarded Prix Jules Janssen (1934).
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1933· 1 entry
“The Astronomical Aspect of the Theory of Relativity”
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1932· 1 entry
With whom he had a lengthy correspondence, in which they discussed the implications of cosmological data for the curvature of the universe, comparing "space to a cloth"
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1931· 2 entries
Won Bruce Medal (1931).
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Won Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1931).
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1929· 1 entry
Won James Craig Watson Medal (1929).
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1912· 1 entry
Became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
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1908· 1 entry
De Sitter was appointed to the chair of astronomy at Leiden University
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1902· 1 entry
One of his sons, Ulbo de Sitter (1902 – 1980), was a Dutch geologist, and one of Ulbo's sons was a Dutch sociologist Ulbo de Sitter (1930 – 2010).
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1872· 1 entry
Born 1872-05-06.
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