Per Collinder
| Per Collinder | |
|---|---|
| Born |
22 May 1890 Sundsvall, Sweden |
| Died |
6 December 1974 (age 84) Uppsala, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | astronomer |
Per Collinder (22 May 1890 Sundsvall – 6 December 1974 Uppsala) was a Swedish astronomer. He is known for a catalog of open clusters that he published in 1931, which is today known as the Collinder catalog. He has written two books History of navigation and Worlds in orbit.
He was married twice, and his first wife gave him four children.[1]
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