Pieter Johannes van Rhijn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pieter Johannes van Rhijn

Dutch astronomer

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1886

Place of Birth: Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 09-May-1960

Profession: astronomer, university teacher

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Pieter Johannes van Rhijn (March 24, 1886 – May 9, 1960) was a Dutch astronomer.
Born in Gouda, he studied at Groningen.
He served as director at the Sterrenkundig Laboratorium (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute) in Groningen. He died in Groningen.
The crater van Rhijn on the Moon is named after him, as is asteroid 2203 van Rhijn.