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Pieter Johannes van Rhijn

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Pieter Johannes van Rhijn
Born24 March 1886 Edit this on Wikidata
Died9 May 1960
Groningen Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
OccupationUniversity teacher Edit this on Wikidata
EmployerUniversity of Groningen

Pieter Johannes van Rhijn (24 March 1886 – 9 May 1960) was a Dutch astronomer. Born in Gouda, he studied at Groningen. He served as director at the Sterrenkundig Laboratorium (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute) in Groningen.

He died in Groningen. The crater van Rhijn on the Moon is named after him, as is asteroid 2203 van Rhijn.

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