Maarten Schmidt

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Maarten_Schmidt
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
astronomer
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Groningen
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Bruce_Medal
gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Henry_Norris_Russell_Lectureship
gptkb:Crafoord_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate 1929-12-28
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Groningen,_Netherlands
gptkbp:deathDate 2022-09-17
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Fresno,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Jan_Hendrik_Oort
gptkbp:employer gptkb:California_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maarten Schmidt
gptkbp:knownFor redshift measurements
quasar discovery
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
Dutch
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Corrie_Winkler
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jan_Hendrik_Oort
gptkb:Jan_Oort
gptkb:Palomar_Observatory
gptkb:First_quasar_(3C_273,_with_Maarten_Schmidt)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5