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{{Short description|Dutch astronomer (1838–1923)}}
:''For the animal painter, see [[Hendrik Van de Sande Bakhuyzen]]''
{{for|the animal painter|Hendrik van de Sande Bakhuyzen}}

[[File:H G v d Sande-Bakhuyzen.jpg|thumb|H. G. van de Sande Bakhuyzen.]]
'''Hendricus Gerardus van de Sande Bakhuyzen''' ([[Apr 2]] [[1838]], [[The Hague]] – [[Jan 8]][[1923]], [[Leiden]]) was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[astronomer]]. His surname, van de Sande Bakhuyzen, is sometimes erroneously given as '''Backhuyzen''' or '''Bakhuysen'''. His first name is sometimes given as '''Hendrik Gerard'''. Not to be confused with the animal painter [[Hendrik Van de Sande Bakhuyzen]] ([[1795]]–[[1860]]).
'''Hendricus Gerardus van de Sande Bakhuyzen''' (April 2, 1838, in [[The Hague]] – January 8, 1923, in [[Leiden]]) was a Dutch [[astronomer]]. His surname, van de Sande Bakhuyzen, is sometimes erroneously given as '''Backhuyzen''' or '''Bakhuysen'''. His first name is sometimes given as '''Hendrik Gerard'''.


He studied [[astronomy]] under [[Frederik Kaiser]].
He studied [[astronomy]] under [[Frederik Kaiser]].
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After he got his degree, he was a high school teacher from 1864–1867, during which time he wrote a very successful textbook on [[mechanics]]. In 1867 he became a professor at the Technical College in [[Delft]].


[[File:Van de Sande Bakhuyzen at Leiden Observatory.png|thumb|right|van de Sande Bakhuyzen at Leiden Observatory in 1908.]]
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After he got his degree, he was a high school teacher from [[1864]]–[[1867]], during which time he wrote a very successful textbook on [[mechanics]]. In [[1867]] he became a professor at the Technical College in [[Delft]].
He became director of the [[Leiden Observatory]] in 1872 upon the death of Frederik Kaiser. He retired in 1908.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Leen Dorsman, Peter Jan Knegtmans|title=Over de grens: internationale contacten aan Nederlandse universiteiten sedert 1876|date=2009|publisher=Uitgeverij Verloren|isbn=978-9087041366|page=55|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IiEgo2kWzUQC&pg=PA55 |access-date=4 June 2014}}</ref> Van de Sande Bakhuyzen became member of the [[Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences]] in 1872.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.dwc.knaw.nl/biografie/pmknaw/?pagetype=authorDetail&aId=PE00002749 |title=Hendricus Gerardus van de Sande Bakhuyzen (1838 - 1923) |publisher=[[Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences]] |date= |access-date=30 July 2015}}</ref>


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He chose to concentrate on fundamental astronomy rather than on the then-new field of [[spectroscopy]]. He worked mainly on the observation of [[asteroid]]s, but also proved the connection between a [[meteor shower]] on November 27 and the [[comet]] [[3D/Biela]]. He also worked on [[geodesy]].
He became director of the [[Leiden Observatory]] in [[1872]] upon the death of Frederik Kaiser. He retired in [[1908]].


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He edited and published the Mars drawings of [[Johann Hieronymus Schröter]] in 1881, long after the latter's death.
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He chose to concentrate on fundamental astronomy rather than on the then-new field of [[spectroscopy]]. He worked mainly on the observation of [[asteroid]]s, but also proved the connection between a [[meteor shower]] on [[November 27]] and the [[comet]] [[3D/Biela]]. He also worked on [[geodesy]].


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He married Geertruida van Vollenhoven, who died in 1910. They had two daughters and a son, Adriaan, who would be mayor of Leiden from 1927 to 1941.
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He edited and published the Mars drawings of [[Johann Hieronymus Schröter]] in [[1881]], long after the latter's death.

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He married Geertruida van Vollenhoven, who died in [[1910]]. They had two daughters and a son, Adriaan, who would be mayor of Leiden from [[1927]] to [[1941]].


His brother [[Ernest-Frederich van de Sande Bakhuyzen]] was also an astronomer who worked at the Leiden Observatory.
His brother [[Ernest-Frederich van de Sande Bakhuyzen]] was also an astronomer who worked at the Leiden Observatory.


[[File:Grave of Hendricus Gerardus van de Sande Bakhuyzen on the Groenesteeg graveyard in Leiden, the Netherlands, grave number 506 - 03.jpg|thumb|Grave of Hendricus Gerardus van de Sande Bakhuyzen (righthand side) on the [[w:nl:Begraafplaats Groenesteeg|Groenesteeg graveyard]] in Leiden, the Netherlands. Grave number 506]]
[[Bakhuysen crater]] (with an "s") on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] is named for him.

[[Bakhuysen crater]] (with an "s") on [[Mars]] is named for him.<ref name=deVaucouleurs1975>{{cite journal | title=The new Martian nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union | display-authors=1 | last1=de Vaucouleurs | first1=G. | last2=Blunck | first2=J. | last3=Davies | first3=M. | last4=Dollfus | first4=A. | last5=Koval | first5=I. K. | last6=Kuiper | first6=G. P. | last7=Masursky | first7=H. | last8=Miyamoto | first8=S. | last9=Moroz | first9=V. I. | last10=Sagan | first10=Carl | last11=Smith | first11=Bradford | journal=Icarus | volume=26 | issue=1 | date=September 1975 | pages=85–98 | doi=10.1016/0019-1035(75)90146-3 | bibcode=1975Icar...26...85D }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [https://archive.today/20121227234407/https://disc.leidenuniv.nl/webclient/DeliveryManager?custom_att_2=simple_viewer&pid=2725933 Liber Amicorum H.G. van de Sande Bakhuyzen (1908) online]
* [http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/AN.../0218//0000029.000.html AN '''218''' (1923) 47/48] (one line)
* [http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/AN.../0218//0000029.000.html AN '''218''' (1923) 47/48] (one line)
* [http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/MNRAS/0084//0000226.000.html MNRAS '''84''' (1924) 226]
* [http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/MNRAS/0084//0000226.000.html MNRAS '''84''' (1924) 226]
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* [http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/PASP./0035//0000129.000.html PASP '''35''' (1923) 129] (one paragraph)
* [http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/PASP./0035//0000129.000.html PASP '''35''' (1923) 129] (one paragraph)


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Latest revision as of 23:14, 5 December 2024

For the animal painter, see Hendrik van de Sande Bakhuyzen.
H. G. van de Sande Bakhuyzen.

Hendricus Gerardus van de Sande Bakhuyzen (April 2, 1838, in The Hague – January 8, 1923, in Leiden) was a Dutch astronomer. His surname, van de Sande Bakhuyzen, is sometimes erroneously given as Backhuyzen or Bakhuysen. His first name is sometimes given as Hendrik Gerard.

He studied astronomy under Frederik Kaiser. After he got his degree, he was a high school teacher from 1864–1867, during which time he wrote a very successful textbook on mechanics. In 1867 he became a professor at the Technical College in Delft.

van de Sande Bakhuyzen at Leiden Observatory in 1908.

He became director of the Leiden Observatory in 1872 upon the death of Frederik Kaiser. He retired in 1908.[1] Van de Sande Bakhuyzen became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1872.[2]

He chose to concentrate on fundamental astronomy rather than on the then-new field of spectroscopy. He worked mainly on the observation of asteroids, but also proved the connection between a meteor shower on November 27 and the comet 3D/Biela. He also worked on geodesy.

He edited and published the Mars drawings of Johann Hieronymus Schröter in 1881, long after the latter's death.

He married Geertruida van Vollenhoven, who died in 1910. They had two daughters and a son, Adriaan, who would be mayor of Leiden from 1927 to 1941.

His brother Ernest-Frederich van de Sande Bakhuyzen was also an astronomer who worked at the Leiden Observatory.

Grave of Hendricus Gerardus van de Sande Bakhuyzen (righthand side) on the Groenesteeg graveyard in Leiden, the Netherlands. Grave number 506

Bakhuysen crater (with an "s") on Mars is named for him.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Leen Dorsman, Peter Jan Knegtmans (2009). Over de grens: internationale contacten aan Nederlandse universiteiten sedert 1876. Uitgeverij Verloren. p. 55. ISBN 978-9087041366. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Hendricus Gerardus van de Sande Bakhuyzen (1838 - 1923)". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. ^ de Vaucouleurs, G.; et al. (September 1975). "The new Martian nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union". Icarus. 26 (1): 85–98. Bibcode:1975Icar...26...85D. doi:10.1016/0019-1035(75)90146-3.
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