Maarten Schmidt
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 2 years ago |
| Date of birth | December 28,1929 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Groningen |
| Netherlands | |
| Field | Astronomy |
| Movies/Shows | Times Like Deese |
| Constant, avant le départ | |
| I Have a Problem, Madam | |
| Welfare State | |
| Made in Holland wordt Dutch Design | |
| Awards | Kavli Prize |
| Karl Schwarzschild Medal | |
| Kavli Prize in Astrophysics | |
| Died | Fresno |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | September 17,2022 |
| Nationality | American |
| Dutch | |
| Education | Old Leiden Observatory |
| Leiden University | |
| University of Groningen | |
| Academic advisor | Jan Oort |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 737097 |
Maarten Schmidt Life story
Maarten Schmidt was a Dutch-born American astronomer who first measured the distances of quasars. He was the first astronomer to identify a quasar, and so was pictured on the March cover of Time magazine in 1966.
Maarten Schmidt Photos
