Hans Geelmuyden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hans Geelmuyden

Norwegian astronomer

Date of Birth: 10-Jan-1844

Place of Birth: Stavern, Vestfold, Norway

Date of Death: 01-May-1920

Profession: astronomer, professor

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Hans Geelmuyden (10 January 1844 – 1 May 1920) was a Norwegian astronomer. He was born in Stavern.
He was a relative of Ivar Christian Sommerschild Geelmuyden and Carl Victor Emanuel Geelmuyden, and the family had migrated from the Dutch Republic during the seventeenth century.
Hans Geelmuyden was a grandfather of the writer of the same name.From 1890 to 1919 Hans Geelmuyden was a professor of astronomy at the University of Kristiania as well as the director of the observatory there.
From 1892 to his death he edited the official Norwegian almanac.
In all three positions he was succeeded by Jens Fredrik Schroeter.



Alternative names	Carl Störmer; Fredrik Carl Mülerz Störmer; F.C.M.Störmer
Description	Norwegian mathematician, physicist, astronomer and university teacher
Date of birth/death	3 September 1874	13 August 1957
Location of birth/death	Oslo	Oslo
Work period	1893–1950s
Work location	Oslo
Authority control	: Q858532 VIAF: 17366391 ISNI: 0000 0001 2122 5071 LCCN: no2010207011 Botanist: F.C.M.Störmer Open Library: OL149361A WorldCat