Cornelis Johannes van Houten (1920–2002)

Born 1920 CE, died 2002 CE.

Cornelis Johannes "Kees" van Houten (18 February 1920 – 24 August 2002) was a Dutch astronomer.

Text from the Wikipedia article Cornelis_Johannes_van_Houten, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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