Anton Pannekoek
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Dutch astronomer and Marxist theorist (1873-1960)
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Anton Pannekoek was a male individual born in 1873 and who died in 1960. He held the nationalities of NL and BE. His professional roles included being a professor, a communist, an astrophysicist, and an astronomer.
His areas of interest and work encompassed astronomy, socialism, political theory, political activity, and Marxism. He spoke Dutch.
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1873–1960
- Nationality
- NL, BE
- Role / Field
- Professseurs duniversite, Komuniste, Astrophysiciens, Astronoms, Astronomowie, Astronomie
- Language
- dut, nld
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 28 libraries
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Key facts
- Born
- Antonie Pannekoek , ( 1873-01-02 ) 2 January 1873, Vaassen , Netherlands
- Died
- 28 April 1960 (1960-04-28) (aged 87), Wageningen , Netherlands
- Alma mater
- Leiden University
- Known for
- Council communism Astrophysics of stellar atmospheres Milky Way drawings
- Awards
- Honorary doctorate from Harvard University (1936) Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1953)
- Fields
- Astronomy politics
- Institutions
- Leiden University University of Amsterdam
- Doctoral advisor
- H. G. van de Sande Bakhuyzen
- Doctoral students
- Gale Bruno van Albada
- Other notable students
- Elsa van Dien
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Vaassen
- Place of death
- Wageningen
- Occupation
- communist
- Position held
- professor
- Educated at
- University of Amsterdam
- Employer
- University of Amsterdam
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Netherlands
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- Dutch
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Doctoral advisor
- H. G. van de Sande Bakhuyzen
- Field of work
- political theory
- Image
- AntonPannekoek1908.jpg
- Work location
- Amsterdam
- Political ideology
- council communism
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1873-01-02
- Commons category
- Anton Pannekoek
- date of death
- 1960-04-28
- archives at
- Allard Pierson
- influenced by
- Karl Marx
- name in native language
- Antonie Pannekoek
- student
- Gale Bruno van Albada
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview
Antonie "Anton" Pannekoek ( Dutch: [ˈɑntɔn ˈpɑnəkuk]; 2 January 1873 – 28 April 1960) was a Dutch astronomer, historian, philosopher, Marxist theorist, and socialist revolutionary. He was one of the main theorists of council communism (Dutch: radencommunisme).
Early life
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