Hans Geelmuyden

Hans Geelmuyden
Born	10 January 1844 Stavern
Died	1 May 1920 Nordmarka
Occupation	astronomer, professor
Employer	University of Oslo

Hans Geelmuyden (10 January 1844 – 1 May 1920) was a Norwegian astronomer.

He was born in Stavern.^[1] He was a relative of Ivar Christian Sommerschild Geelmuyden and Carl Victor Emanuel Geelmuyden, and the family had migrated from the Dutch Republic during the seventeenth century. Hans Geelmuyden was a grandfather of the writer of the same name.^[2]

From 1890 to 1919 Hans Geelmuyden was a professor of astronomy at the University of Kristiania as well as the director of the observatory there. From 1892 to his death he edited the official Norwegian almanac.^[1] In all three positions he was succeeded by Jens Fredrik Schroeter.^[3]

References

1. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Hans Geelmuyden – norsk astronom". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
2. Bratberg, Terje (2007). "Geelmuyden". In Henriksen, Petter. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
3. Jelstrup, Hans S. (1954). "Schroeter, Jens Fredrik Wilhelm". In Jansen, Einar; Svendsen, Paulus. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). 12 (1st ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 541–543.