Bert van Sprang, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBert van Sprang
Dutch astronomer
Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1944
Date of Death: 17-Nov-2015
Profession: astronomer
Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Bert van Sprang
- Bernardus Wilhelmus Maria "Bert" van Sprang (20 June 1944 in Tilburg – 17 November 2015 in Pijnacker) was the founder of the Dutch youth division ("JWG", or Jongerenwerkgroep) of the Dutch association of meteorology and astronomy ("NVWS", or Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde) in 1967.
- Activities carried out by Van Sprang for the JWG included the organization of astro camps, the setting up of a program to build telescopes cheaply, and the writing of many booklets on astronomy topics.
- He was also program leader of the planetarium in The Hague until it was destroyed by fire in February 1976.
- The main-belt asteroid 3098 van Sprang was named after him.
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