Elly Dekker | |
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| Born | 1943 (age 80–81) 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]
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