Marcel Minnaert, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marcel Minnaert

Belgian-Dutch astronomer

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1893

Place of Birth: Brugge, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 26-Oct-1970

Profession: astronomer, politician, physicist, astrophysicist, Esperantist, biologist, university teacher

Nationality: Belgium, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Marcel Gilles Jozef Minnaert (12 February 1893 – 26 October 1970) was a Dutch astronomer of Belgian origin.
He was born in Bruges and died in Utrecht.
He is notable for his contributions to astronomy and physics and for a popular book on meteorological optics: Light and colour in the open air, first published in English in 1940.