Uco van Wijk

Uco van Wijk (20 May 1924, Jogjakarta, Dutch East Indies 10 August 1966) was a Dutch astronomer and educator who founded the astronomy program at the University of Maryland[1] and was instrumental in bringing Gart Westerhout from the Netherlands to become Department Head.

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References

  1. "Obituary: Uco Van Wijk". Physics Today 19 (10): 121. October 1966. doi:10.1063/1.3047755.
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