Frank Pieter Israel

Frank Pieter Israel

Israel opens the Skepsis Congres 2014.
Born (1946-12-31) December 31, 1946
Delft
Residence Netherlands
Fields Astronomer
Institutions Leiden Observatory
Alma mater 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 Professor. The asteroid 7507 Israel is named for him.

Israel is chairman of the skeptical organisation Stichting Skepsis.[2]

References

  1. Israel, Frank Pieter (1976), Radio investigations of galactic and extragalacic HII regions, Bibcode:1976PhDT........17I
  2. "Wat doet Skepsis?". Skepsis website (in Dutch). Stichting Skepsis. Retrieved 12 November 2014.

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