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{{Short description|Canadian astronomer}}
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| date = 2 October 1946
| birth_name = Sidney van den Bergh
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| page = 29
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'''Sidney Van den Bergh''', [[Order of Canada|OC]], [[Royal Society|FRS]] (born 20 May 1929, [[Wassenaar]]) is a retired [[Canada|Canadian]] astronomer.<ref name="CanadianEncy">{{citation
'''Sidney Van den Bergh''', [[Order of Canada|OC]], [[Royal Society|FRS]] (born 20 May 1929) is a retired Dutch-Canadian astronomer.<ref name="CanadianEncy">{{citation
| title = Van den Bergh, Sidney
| title = Van den Bergh, Sidney
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| url = https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sidney-van-den-bergh
| last1 = McNicholl
| last1 = McNicholl
| first1 = Martin K.
| first1 = Martin K.
| publisher = Historica Foundation
| publisher = Historica Foundation
| series = The Canadian Encyclopedia
| series = The Canadian Encyclopedia
| accessdate = 2008-12-16
| accessdate = 16 December 2008
| postscript = <!--none-->
| postscript = <!--none-->
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Born in the [[Netherlands]], son of businessman and politician [[Sidney James van den Bergh]] and grandson of [[Unilever]] co-founder [[Samuel van den Bergh]], he showed an interest in science from an early age, learning to read with books on astronomy.<ref name="science.ca" /> In addition to being interested in astronomy, he also liked [[geology]] and [[archeology]].<ref name="science.ca" /> His parents got him science books, a telescope, and a microscope, although they wished him to pursue a more practical career and only follow astronomy as a hobby.<ref name="science.ca" /> He went to [[Leiden University]] in the Netherlands from 1947&ndash;1948. He then attended [[Princeton University]] on scholarship where he received his A.B. in 1950.<ref name="CanadianEncy" /><ref name="science.ca" /> In December 1950, he was living in [[Columbus, Ohio]] and evidencing an interest in Astronomy.<ref name="NYTimes1950">{{citation
He showed an interest in science from an early age, learning to read with books on astronomy.<ref name="science.ca" /> In addition to being interested in astronomy. He also liked geology and [[archeology]].<ref name="science.ca" /> His parents got him science books, a telescope, and a microscope, although they wished him to pursue a more practical career and only follow astronomy as a hobby.<ref name="science.ca" /> He went to [[Leiden University]] in the Netherlands from 1947 to 1948. He then attended [[Princeton University]] on scholarship where he received his A.B. in 1950.<ref name="CanadianEncy" /><ref name="science.ca" /> In December 1950, he was living in [[Columbus, Ohio]] and evidencing an interest in Astronomy.<ref name="NYTimes1950">{{citation
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| title = Solar Distances
| title = Solar Distances
| periodical = New York Times
| periodical = The New York Times
| date = 5 January 1951
| date = 5 January 1951
| issn = 0362-4331
| issn = 0362-4331
| page = 20
| page = 20
| volume = 100
| volume = 100
| issue = 33,949
| issue = 33949
| last1 = Van den Bergh
| last1 = Van den Bergh
| first1 = Sidney
| first1 = Sidney
| postscript = <!--none-->
| postscript = <!--none-->
}}</ref> He obtained an M.Sc. from [[Ohio State University]] (1952) and a Dr. rer. nat. from the [[University of Göttingen]] (1956).<ref name="CanadianEncy" />
}}</ref> He obtained an MSc from [[Ohio State University]] (1952) and a Dr. rer. nat. from the [[University of Göttingen]] (1956).<ref name="CanadianEncy" />


He took a faculty position at Ohio State University from 1956-1958 before moving to Toronto in 1958 where he spent the first part of his career at the [[David Dunlap Observatory]] (DDO) of the [[University of Toronto]].<ref name="CanadianEncy" /> At the DDO, he led innovations that included: expansion of the facilities, utilization of computers, and multicolor [[photometry (astronomy)|photometry]].<ref name="CanadianEncy" /> While his areas of focus have included the moon and other parts of the [[Solar System]], he is best known for his work in extragalactic astronomy in which he has published original findings and reviews of [[nebula]]e, [[star cluster]]s, [[variable star]]s, [[supernova]]e and more recently, an update to the estimated [[age of the universe]].<ref name="CanadianEncy" /> He discovered [[Andromeda II]].<ref name="McConnachieetal2005">{{Citation
He took a faculty position at Ohio State University from 1956 to 1958 before moving to Toronto in 1958 where he spent the first part of his career at the [[David Dunlap Observatory]] (DDO) of the [[University of Toronto]].<ref name="CanadianEncy" /> At the DDO, he led innovations that included: expansion of the facilities, utilization of computers, and multicolor [[photometry (astronomy)|photometry]].<ref name="CanadianEncy" /> While his areas of focus have included the moon and other parts of the [[Solar System]], he is best known for his work in extragalactic astronomy in which he has published original findings and reviews of [[nebula]]e, [[star cluster]]s, [[variable star]]s, [[supernova]]e and more recently, an update to the estimated [[age of the universe]].<ref name="CanadianEncy" /> He discovered [[Andromeda II]].<ref name="McConnachieetal2005">{{Citation
| display-authors=4| author=McConnachie, A. W.| author2=Irwin, M. J.| author3=Ferguson, A. M. N.| author4=Ibata, R. A.| author5=Lewis, G. F.| author6=Tanvir, N.
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| title=Distances and metallicities for 17 Local Group galaxies
| title=Distances and metallicities for 17 Local Group galaxies
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The second part of his career began in 1978 in [[Victoria, British Columbia]], at the [[Dominion Astrophysical Observatory]] where he was appointed director in 1977 and took office in 1978, remaining in that position until 1986 when he semi-retired and took the new role of principal research officer.<ref name="CanadianEncy" /><ref>{{citation
The second part of his career began in 1978 in [[Victoria, British Columbia]], at the [[Dominion Astrophysical Observatory]] where he was appointed director in 1977 and took office in 1978, remaining in that position until 1986 when he semi-retired and took the new role of principal research officer.<ref name="CanadianEncy" /><ref>{{citation
| url = http://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/21/us/illusion-may-shed-light-on-fate-of-the-cosmos.html
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/21/us/illusion-may-shed-light-on-fate-of-the-cosmos.html
| title = Illusion May Shed Light On Fate of the Cosmos
| title = Illusion May Shed Light on Fate of the Cosmos
| periodical = New York Times
| periodical = The New York Times
| date = 21 March 1991
| date = 21 March 1991
| issn = 0362-4331
| issn = 0362-4331
| page = B10
| page = B10
| volume = 140
| volume = 140
| issue = 48,546
| issue = 48546
| postscript = <!--none-->
| postscript = <!--none-->
}}</ref> He has served as President of the [[Canadian Astronomical Society]] and as Vice-President of the [[International Astronomical Union]] from 1972 to 1982.<ref name="rasc" />
}}</ref> He has served as president of the [[Canadian Astronomical Society]] and as vice-president of the [[International Astronomical Union]] from 1972 to 1982.<ref name="rasc" />


Beginning in 1982, he started serving as chairman and president of the board of the [[Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope]] Corporation in Hawaii.<ref name="CanadianEncy" />
Beginning in 1982, he started serving as chairman and president of the board of the [[Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope]] Corporation in Hawaii.<ref name="CanadianEncy" />


==Honours==
== Honours ==

'''Awards'''
'''Awards'''
*Elected [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] (1988)
* Elected [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] (1988)
*First National Research Council President's Science Medal (1988)<ref name="CanadianEncy" />
* First National Research Council President's Science Medal (1988)<ref name="CanadianEncy" />
*[[Henry Norris Russell Lectureship]] (1990)
* [[Henry Norris Russell Lectureship]] (1990)
*[[Killam Prize]] (1990)<ref name="science.ca">{{citation
* [[Killam Prize]] (1990)<ref name="science.ca">{{citation
| title = Profile: Sidney Van den Bergh
| title = Profile: Sidney Van den Bergh
| url = http://www.science.ca/scientists/scientistprofile.php?pID=414
| url = http://www.science.ca/scientists/scientistprofile.php?pID=414
| publisher = GCS Research Society
| publisher = GCS Research Society
| accessdate = 2008-12-17
| accessdate = 17 December 2008
| date = 2007
| date = 2007
| postscript = <!--none-->
| postscript = <!--none-->
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
*Appointed officer of the [[Order of Canada]] (1994)<ref name="CanadianEncy" />
* Appointed officer of the [[Order of Canada]] (1994)<ref name="CanadianEncy" />
*[[Carlyle S. Beals Award]] (1998)
* [[Carlyle S. Beals Award]] (1998)
*[[Bruce Medal|Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal]] (2008)
* [[Bruce Medal|Catherine Wolfe Bruce Gold Medal]] (2008)
*[[Gruber Prize in Cosmology|Gruber Cosmology Prize]] (2014)<ref name="GCP">{{citation
* [[Gruber Prize in Cosmology|Gruber Cosmology Prize]] (2014)<ref name="GCP">{{citation
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| url = http://www.nu.nl/wetenschap/3798713/belangrijke-prijs-nederlandse-astronoom.html
| publisher = Nu.nl/ANP
| publisher = Nu.nl/ANP
| title = Belangrijke prijs voor Nederlandse astronoom
| title = Belangrijke prijs voor Nederlandse astronoom
| date = June 10, 2014
| date = 10 June 2014
| accessdate = 2014-06-10
| accessdate = 10 June 2014
| postscript = <!--none-->
| postscript = <!--none-->
|language=nl}}</ref>
|language=nl}}</ref>

'''Named after him'''
'''Named after him'''
*[[Asteroid]] [[4230 Van den Bergh]]<ref name="rasc">{{citation
* [[4230 van den Bergh]], a distant Hildan asteroid<ref name="rasc">{{citation
| url = http://www.rasc.ca/education/asteroids.shtml
| url = http://www.rasc.ca/education/asteroids.shtml
| publisher = The Royal Astronomy Society of Canada
| publisher = The Royal Astronomy Society of Canada
| title = Canadian Asteroids
| title = Canadian Asteroids
| date = July 22, 2008
| date = 22 July 2008
| accessdate = 2009-01-19
| accessdate = 19 January 2009
| postscript = <!--none-->
| postscript = <!--none-->
| archive-date = 1 February 2009
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*[[Comet Van den Bergh]] (discovered by Van den Bergh in 1974)<ref name="CanadianEncy" />
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* [[Comet Van den Bergh]] (discovered by Van den Bergh in 1974)<ref name="CanadianEncy" />

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==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/news/hia/2008/05/22/bruce-medal.html Retired NRC Astronomer Wins Prestigious International Award]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110611192755/http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/news/hia/2008/05/22/bruce-medal.html Retired NRC Astronomer Wins Prestigious International Award]

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==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:06, 31 March 2024

For the Dutch politician, see Sidney J. van den Bergh.

Sidney van den Bergh
Born
Sidney van den Bergh

(1929-05-20) 20 May 1929 (age 95)
Wassenaar, Netherlands,
OccupationAstronomer
AwardsOrder of Canada

Sidney Van den Bergh, OC, FRS (born 20 May 1929) is a retired Dutch-Canadian astronomer.[1]

He showed an interest in science from an early age, learning to read with books on astronomy.[2] In addition to being interested in astronomy. He also liked geology and archeology.[2] His parents got him science books, a telescope, and a microscope, although they wished him to pursue a more practical career and only follow astronomy as a hobby.[2] He went to Leiden University in the Netherlands from 1947 to 1948. He then attended Princeton University on scholarship where he received his A.B. in 1950.[1][2] In December 1950, he was living in Columbus, Ohio and evidencing an interest in Astronomy.[3] He obtained an MSc from Ohio State University (1952) and a Dr. rer. nat. from the University of Göttingen (1956).[1]

He took a faculty position at Ohio State University from 1956 to 1958 before moving to Toronto in 1958 where he spent the first part of his career at the David Dunlap Observatory (DDO) of the University of Toronto.[1] At the DDO, he led innovations that included: expansion of the facilities, utilization of computers, and multicolor photometry.[1] While his areas of focus have included the moon and other parts of the Solar System, he is best known for his work in extragalactic astronomy in which he has published original findings and reviews of nebulae, star clusters, variable stars, supernovae and more recently, an update to the estimated age of the universe.[1] He discovered Andromeda II.[4]

The second part of his career began in 1978 in Victoria, British Columbia, at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory where he was appointed director in 1977 and took office in 1978, remaining in that position until 1986 when he semi-retired and took the new role of principal research officer.[1][5] He has served as president of the Canadian Astronomical Society and as vice-president of the International Astronomical Union from 1972 to 1982.[6]

Beginning in 1982, he started serving as chairman and president of the board of the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Corporation in Hawaii.[1]

Honours

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Awards

Named after him

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k McNicholl, Martin K., Van den Bergh, Sidney, The Canadian Encyclopedia, Historica Foundation, retrieved 16 December 2008
  2. ^ a b c d e Profile: Sidney Van den Bergh, GCS Research Society, 2007, retrieved 17 December 2008
  3. ^ Van den Bergh, Sidney (5 January 1951), "Solar Distances", The New York Times, vol. 100, no. 33949, p. 20, ISSN 0362-4331
  4. ^ McConnachie, A. W.; Irwin, M. J.; Ferguson, A. M. N.; Ibata, R. A.; et al. (2005), "Distances and metallicities for 17 Local Group galaxies", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 356 (4): 979–997, arXiv:astro-ph/0410489, Bibcode:2005MNRAS.356..979M, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08514.x
  5. ^ "Illusion May Shed Light on Fate of the Cosmos", The New York Times, vol. 140, no. 48546, p. B10, 21 March 1991, ISSN 0362-4331
  6. ^ a b Canadian Asteroids, The Royal Astronomy Society of Canada, 22 July 2008, archived from the original on 1 February 2009, retrieved 19 January 2009
  7. ^ Belangrijke prijs voor Nederlandse astronoom (in Dutch), Nu.nl/ANP, 10 June 2014, retrieved 10 June 2014
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