Jan Oort

Jan Hendrik Oort (April 28, 1900 – November 5, 1992) was an internationally famous Dutch astronomer. He profoundly stimulated radio astronomy. The well-known Oort cloud bears his name.

Honors

Awards

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• Bruce Medal in 1942
• Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1946
• Henry Norris Russell Lectureship in 1951

Named after him

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• Asteroid 1691 Oort
• Oort Cloud
• Oort constants of galactic structure