Wil Tirion, Date of Birth

Wil Tirion

Uranographer, Sky Cartographer

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1943

Profession: graphic designer, cartographer

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Wil Tirion (born February 19, 1943) is a Dutch uranographer (celestial cartographer).
His most famous work, Sky Atlas 2000.0, is renowned by astronomers for its accuracy and beauty.
The second edition of his most complete work, Uranometria 2000.0, was published in 2001 by Willmann-Bell.
He is also responsible for the sky charts found in many other publications.
He was originally a graphic designer.
The minor planet (asteroid) 4648 Tirion is named after him.