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Cornelis De Jager

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Gender Male
Death3 years ago
Date of birth April 29,1921
Zodiac sign Taurus
Born Den Burg
Netherlands
Fields Astrophysics
Climate change
Academic advisor Marcel Minnaert
Job Astronomer
Education Utrecht University
BooksThe Brightest Stars
Solar Flares and Collisions Between Current-Carrying Loops: Types and Mechanisms of Solar Flares and Coronal Loop Heating
Stars with Extended Atmospheres: Proceedings of a Workshop Held in Utrecht, the Netherlands in Honour of the 80th Birthday of Prof. Cees de Jager
DiedDen Burg
Netherlands
Date of died May 27,2021
Awards Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
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Cornelis "Kees" de Jager was a Dutch astronomer who specialized in predicting solar variation to assess the Sun's impact on future climate. He was the General Secretary of the IAU from 1967 to 1973 and former director of the observatory at Utrecht.

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