Willem de Sitter

"de Sitter" redirects here. For other uses, see de Sitter (disambiguation).
In this Dutch name, the surname is De Sitter, not Sitter.
In this article, we use Dutch capitalization for the tussenvoegsels in Dutch family names. The first letter in De Sitter is capitalized unless it is preceded by a name, initial or title of nobility.
Willem de Sitter
Born(1872-05-06)6 May 1872
Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands
Died20 November 1934(1934-11-20) (aged 62)
Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Alma materGroningen University
Known forde Sitter Universe
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Doctoral advisorJacobus Kapteyn[1]
Doctoral studentsDirk Brouwer
Willem Hendrik van den Bos
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Willem de Sitter (6 May 1872 – 20 November 1934) was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. The De Sitter universe is a cosmological model named after him.

  1. ^ Willem de Sitter at the Mathematics Genealogy Project