Gale Bruno van Albada
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Gale Bruno van Albada was a Dutch
astronomer.
Van Albada obtained his Ph.D. with Antonie Pannekoek
at the University of Amsterdam in 1945. He shared Pannekoek's communist ideologies and back in the 1930s his brother Piet van Albada had been an associate of Marinus van der Lubbe
. Van Albada was director of the Bosscha Observatory
on Java
from May 1949 to July 1958. On August 1, 1950 he married the astronomer Elsa van Dien
(Paramaribo
, 12 July 1914 - Amsterdam, 15 October 2007). She received her doctorate at Harvard in 1947 and worked in 1949 at Bosscha Observatory as well. The couple had three children, one of whom became an astronomer. Because of the political situation the family had to leave in July 1958. In 1960, Van Albada succeeded Zanstra heading the department of astronomy at the University of Amsterdam.
The crater van Albada
on the Moon
is named after him.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
astronomer.
Van Albada obtained his Ph.D. with Antonie Pannekoek
Antonie Pannekoek
Antonie Pannekoek was a Dutch astronomer and Marxist theorist. He was one of the main theorists of council communism .- Biography :...
at the University of Amsterdam in 1945. He shared Pannekoek's communist ideologies and back in the 1930s his brother Piet van Albada had been an associate of Marinus van der Lubbe
Marinus van der Lubbe
Marinus van der Lubbe was a Dutch council communist convicted of, and controversially executed for, setting fire to the German Reichstag building on February 27, 1933, an event known as the Reichstag fire. ....
. Van Albada was director of the Bosscha Observatory
Bosscha Observatory
Bosscha Observatory is the oldest observatory in Indonesia. The observatory is located in Lembang, West Java, approximately north of Bandung. It is situated on a hilly six hectares of land and is above mean sea level plateau...
on Java
Java
Java is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...
from May 1949 to July 1958. On August 1, 1950 he married the astronomer Elsa van Dien
Elsa van Dien
Elsa van Dien was an astronomer. She received her Ph.D. from Harvard University. She married Gale Bruno van Albada who was also an astronomer.-Sources:*...
(Paramaribo
Paramaribo
Paramaribo is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 250,000 people, more than half of Suriname's population...
, 12 July 1914 - Amsterdam, 15 October 2007). She received her doctorate at Harvard in 1947 and worked in 1949 at Bosscha Observatory as well. The couple had three children, one of whom became an astronomer. Because of the political situation the family had to leave in July 1958. In 1960, Van Albada succeeded Zanstra heading the department of astronomy at the University of Amsterdam.
The crater van Albada
Van Albada (crater)
van Albada is a lunar crater that is attached to the south-southeastern rim of Auzout. It lies southeast of Mare Crisium, and north-northeast of the larger crater Firmicus. Directly to the east is Krogh....
on the Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
is named after him.