Tom Gehrels
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Dutch astronomer (1925–2011)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1925-02-21 ) February 21, 1925, Haarlemmermeer , North Holland , Netherlands
- Died
- July 11, 2011 (2011-07-11) (aged 86), Tucson, Arizona , United States
- Occupation
- Astronomer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jacob
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Haarlemmermeer
- Place of death
- Tucson
- Educated at
- Leiden University
- Employer
- University of Arizona
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Reformed Christianity
- Award
- Masursky Award
- Doctoral advisor
- Gerard Kuiper
- Doctoral student
- Clifford Stoll
- Field of work
- student
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Tom Gehrels.jpg
- Residence
- Heemstede
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Encyclopedic overview
Anton Marie Jacob "Tom" Gehrels (February 21, 1925 – July 11, 2011) was a Dutch–American astronomer, Professor of Planetary Sciences, and Astronomer at the University of Arizona, Tucson.
Biography
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