Uco van Wijk

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Uco van Wijk (20 May 1924, Jogjakarta, Dutch East Indies – 10 August 1966) was a Dutch astronomer and educator who founded the astronomy program at the University of Maryland and was instrumental in bringing Gart Westerhout from Holland to become Department Head.

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[edit] Honors

  • The Van Wijk crater on the Moon is named after him.
  • The physics and astronomy library at the University of Maryland is named after him.
  • The Sundial,[1] located in the center of McKeldin Mall on the campus , was originally a gift from the Class of 1965, the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and friends of Professor Uco Van Wijk. It was renovated with donations from the Class of 1990.

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  • Obituary by Bart Bok in the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society.