Hans Geelmuyden (10 January 1844 – 1 May 1920) was a Norwegian astronomer.
He was born in
Stavern
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He was a relative of
Ivar Christian Sommerschild Geelmuyden and
Carl Victor Emanuel Geelmuyden Carl may refer to:
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, and the family had migrated from the
Dutch Republic
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during the seventeenth century. Hans Geelmuyden was a grandfather of the
writer of the same name.
From 1890 to 1919 Hans Geelmuyden was a professor of astronomy at the
University of Kristiania as well as the director of the observatory there. From 1892 to his death he edited the official Norwegian
almanac
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[ In all three positions he was succeeded by ]Jens Fredrik Schroeter
Jens Fredrik Wilhelm Schroeter (21 May 1857 – 27 April 1927) was a Norwegian astronomer.
He was born in Drammen as a son of sea captain Fredrik Julius Bech Schroeter and his wife Julie Schroeter. His paternal family had migrated into Norway fr ...
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References
1844 births
1920 deaths
Norwegian astronomers
Norwegian almanac editors
Academic staff of the University of Oslo
People from Larvik
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