Jan Oort
Dutch astronomer
Jan Hendrik Oort ForMemRS was a Dutch astronomer who made significant contributions to the understanding of the Milky Way and who was a pioneer in the field of radio astronomy. Wikipedia
Born: April 28, 1900, Franeker, Netherlands
Died: November 5, 1992 (age 92 years), Leiden, Netherlands
Discovered: Oort cloud
Education: University of Groningen
Spouse: Mieke Graadt van Roggen (m. 1927)
Awards: Vetlesen Prize (1966) and Kyoto Prize (1987)
Children: Coen Oort, Abraham H. Oort, and Marijke Oort