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Zeeuw, Pieter Timotheus de was born on May 12, 1956 in Sleen, Drenthe, Netherlands.
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Pieter Timotheus de Zeeuw
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Pieter Timotheus de Zeeuw, Dutch astronomer, science administrator. Named one of the Top 100 Young Scientists in United States, Science Digest, 1984; grantee New World Order, Netherlands, 1996-2001; selected as NOVA Top National Research Combination in Netherlands, Dutch Government, 1998. Member American Astronomical Society, Royal Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union.
Education
Bachelor of Science cum laude in Mathematics, Leiden University, 1976. Bachelor of Science cum laude in Astronomy, Leiden University, 1977. Master of Science cum laude in Astronomy, Leiden University, 1980.
Doctor of Philosophy cum laude in Astronomy, Leiden University, 1984.
Career
Teaching assistant Leiden University, 1977-1980, research assistant, 1980-1984, professor theoretical astronomy, since 1990, science director Leiden Observatory, 2003—2007. Long-term member Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1984-1988. Senior research fellow California Institute of Technology, 1988-1990.
Director general European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany, since 2007. Director Netherlands Research School for Astronomy, NOVA, 1993-2007. Member Space Telescope Institute Council, Baltimore, 1996.
Chairman Board of Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes, La Palma, Spain, 1999.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Astronomical Society, Royal Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union.
Connections
Son of Gerardus and Antje (Gorter) deZ. Married Ewine Fleur van Dishoeck, July 26, 1984.
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Named one of the Top 100 Young Scientists in United States, Science Digest, 1984. Grantee New World Order, Netherlands, 1996-2001. Selected as NOVA Top National Research Combination in Netherlands, Dutch Government, 1998.Named one of the Top 100 Young Scientists in United States, Science Digest, 1984. Grantee New World Order, Netherlands, 1996-2001. Selected as NOVA Top National Research Combination in Netherlands, Dutch Government, 1998.