Dirk Brouwer (; September 1, 1902 – January 31, 1966) was a Dutch-American astronomer. He received his PhD in 1927 at

Leiden University Leiden University (abbreviated as ''LEI''; nl, Universiteit Leiden) is a Public university, public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. The university was founded as a Protestant university in 1575 by William the Silent, William, Prince o ...

under Willem de Sitter and then went to

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

. From 1941 until 1966 he was editor of the ''

Astronomical Journal ''The Astronomical Journal'' (often abbreviated ''AJ'' in scientific papers and references) is a peer-reviewed monthly scientific journal owned by the American Astronomical Society (AAS) and currently published by IOP Publishing. It is one of the p ...

''. He specialized in

celestial mechanics Celestial mechanics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the motions of objects in outer space. Historically, celestial mechanics applies principles of physics (classical mechanics) to astronomical objects, such as stars and planets, to ...

and together with Gerald Clemence wrote the textbook ''Methods of Celestial Mechanics''.

Awards

* Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1955) * Bruce Medal (1966)

Named after him

Asteroid An asteroid is a minor planet of the inner Solar System. Sizes and shapes of asteroids vary significantly, ranging from 1-meter rocks to a dwarf planet almost 1000 km in diameter; they are rocky, metallic or icy bodies with no atmosphere. ...

1746 Brouwer 1746 Brouwer ( ''prov. designation'': ) is a Hilda asteroid from the outermost region of the asteroid belt, approximately 64 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 14 September 1963, by IU's Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observat ...

*The crater

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on the

Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of ...

(jointly with

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Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer) * Dirk Brouwer Award of the

Division on Dynamical Astronomy The Division on Dynamical Astronomy (DDA) is a branch of the American Astronomical Society that focuses on the advancement of all aspects of dynamical astronomy, including celestial mechanics, solar system dynamics, stellar dynamics, as well as the ...

of the

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* Dirk Brouwer Award of the

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References

External links

Bruce Medal page

National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir

Obituaries

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1902 births 1966 deaths 20th-century American astronomers 20th-century Dutch astronomers Dutch emigrants to the United States Leiden University alumni Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Scientists from Rotterdam Recipients of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Yale University faculty The Astronomical Journal editors {{Europe-astronomer-stub