Elly Dekker | |
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Born | 1943 (age 79–80) Haarlem, the Netherlands |
Nationality | Dutch |
Alma mater | University of Utrecht |
Awards | Caird Medal |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astrophysics, History of astronomy |
Institutions | Museum Boerhaave, Royal Museums Greenwich |
Elisabeth (Elly) Dekker (Haarlem, 1943) is a Dutch astronomer and science historian, specialising in the history of astronomy. She studied theoretical physics and astronomy at Utrecht University. [1] In 1975 she obtained a PhD in astronomy at Leiden University with the thesis Spiral structure and the dynamics of flat stellar systems supervised by Hendrik C. van de Hulst. [2] [3] From 1978-1988 she was a curator of Museum Boerhaave in Leiden and afterwards an independent scholar. From 1993-1995 she was a Sackler fellow of the Royal Museums Greenwich. In 1998 she was awarded the Caird Medal for her work on the globe collection of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. [4]
Dekker is the author of articles and books including: [1]
Dekker was married to the astronomer and physicist Hendrik Gerard (Henk) van Bueren (1925–2012). [11]
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