Willem de Sitter

1872–1934 (age 62)

Biography

Willem de Sitter advanced astronomy by applying Einstein's relativity to cosmic models, describing universes that helped shape modern cosmology and guide later discoveries.

He also guided scientific institutions with care, encouraging international collaboration that endures on the records near his grave at Westerveld.

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