Jean Jacques Raimond, Jr.

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Dr. Jean Jacques Raimond, Jr. (April 13, 1903-December 3, 1961)^[1] was a Dutch astronomer.

He became the director of the Zeiss Planetarium in 1934, where he had a strong influence on the popularization of astronomy. In 1944 he became the president of the 'Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde' (NVWS, Netherlands Association for Meteorology and Astronomy) after serving as a board member. From 1938 until his death in 1961, he published annual issues of the popular series 'Sterrengids', an astronomical almanac.^[2]

The asteroid 1450 Raimonda was named after him, as was Raimond crater on the Moon. His son Ernst became a radio astronomer.

[edit] References

1. ^ Duerbeck, Hilmar W. (May 29, 2000). Obituary Notes of Astronomers. Argelander-Institut für Astronomie. Retrieved on 2007-09-18.
2. ^ Neda. Bokan (2004). Contemporary Geometry and Related Topics. Springer. ISBN 140202570X.