Frank Pieter Israel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Frank Pieter Israel

Dutch astronomer

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1946

Place of Birth: Delft, South Holland, Netherlands

Profession: astronomer, university teacher

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Frank Pieter Israel (born 31 December 1946) is a Dutch astronomer.
He received his Ph.D.
in astronomy at the Leiden Observatory in 1976, where he now is emeritus Professor.
Most of his work is dedicated to the Interstellar medium of external galaxies.
The asteroid 7507 Israel is named for him. Israel is chairman of the skeptical organisation Stichting Skepsis.