Uco van Wijk

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Template:Short description 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. He graduated from Harvard University with a BA in 1948 and a PhD in 1952.[2]

Honors

  • The crater Van Wijk on the Moon is named after him.
  • The astronomy library at the University of Maryland is named after him.
  • The Sundial [1] located in the center of McKeldin Mall on the campus was originally a gift from the Class of 1965, the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and friends of Professor Uco Van Wijk. It was renovated with donations from the Class of 1990.

References

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  • Obituary by Bart Bok in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society.
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