Pieter Johannes van Rhijn (24 March 1886 – 9 May 1960) was a Dutch astronomer. Born in Gouda, he studied at

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. He served as director at the Sterrenkundig Laboratorium ( Kapteyn Astronomical Institute) in Groningen. He died in

. The crater van Rhijn on the

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is named after him, as is asteroid 2203 van Rhijn.

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Stamboom geslacht Van Rhijn
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Biografie van Rhijn, Pieter Johannes van
(Dutch language source) 20th-century Dutch astronomers 1886 births 1960 deaths People from Gouda, South Holland Academic staff of the University of Groningen {{Europe-astronomer-stub