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[when?] is emeritus professor. Most of his work is dedicated to the Interstellar medium of external galaxies. The asteroid 7507 Israel is named for him.
Frank Pieter Israel | |
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 Israel opens the Skepsis Congres 2014. | |
| Born | 31 December 1946 Delft, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Leiden Observatory |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomer |
| Institutions | Leiden Observatory |
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 edit
- ^ 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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