Frank Pieter Israel

Frank Pieter Israel
Israel opens the Skepsis Congres 2014.
Born (1946-12-31) December 31, 1946
Delft
Residence Netherlands
Alma mater Leiden Observatory
Scientific career
Fields Astronomer
Institutions Leiden Observatory

Frank Pieter Israel (born 31 December 1946) is a Dutch astronomer. He received his Ph.D. in astronomy at the Leiden Observatory in 1976,[1] where he now is Professor. The asteroid 7507 Israel is named for him.

Skepsis board in 2015; Israel is the 4th person from the left.

Israel is chairman of the skeptical organisation Stichting Skepsis.[2]

References

  1. Israel, Frank Pieter (1976), Radio investigations of galactic and extragalacic HII regions, Bibcode:1976PhDT........17I
  2. "Wat doet Skepsis?". Skepsis website (in Dutch). Stichting Skepsis. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
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