Frank Pieter Israel
Frank Pieter Israel | |
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 Israel opens the Skepsis Congres 2014. | |
| Born | December 31, 1946 |
| Alma mater | Leiden Observatory |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomer |
| Institutions | Leiden Observatory |
Frank Pieter Israel (born 31 December 1946) is a Dutch astronomer. He received his Ph.D. in astronomy at the Leiden Observatory in 1976,[1] where he now is emeritus Professor. Most of his work is dedicated to the Interstellar medium of external galaxies. The asteroid 7507 Israel is named for him.
Israel is chairman of the skeptical organisation Stichting Skepsis.[2]
Skepsis board in 2015; Israel is the 4th person from the left
Israel closing the Skepsis Congres 2016
References[]
- ^ Israel, Frank Pieter (1976), Radio investigations of galactic and extragalacic HII regions, Bibcode:1976PhDT........17I
- ^ "Wat doet Skepsis?". Skepsis website (in Dutch). Stichting Skepsis. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
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