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Oudemans, J. A. C. (Jean Abraham Chrétien), 1827-1906

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Personal name headingOudemans, J. A. C. (Jean Abraham Chrétien), 1827-1906
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Variant(s)Oudemans, Jean Abraham Chrétien, 1827-1906
Associated countryNetherlands Indonesia
LocatedJava (Indonesia)
Birth date1827-12-16
Death date1906-12-14
Place of birthAmsterdam (Netherlands)
Place of deathUtrecht (Netherlands)
Field of activityAstronomy Surveying
AffiliationSterrewacht "Sonnenborgh" (Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht)
Profession or occupationAstronomers Surveyors
Found inVerslag van de bepaling der geographische ligging van die plaatsen op Java, waar telegraafkantoren gevestigd zijn, 1862: t.p. (Hoofd-Ingenieur van de geographische dienst in Nederlandsch-Indië, Dr. J.A.C. Oudemans)
Wikipedia, viewed 15 Sept. 2016 (Jean Abraham Chrétien Oudemans (Amsterdam, December 16, 1827 - Utrecht, December 14, 1906) was a Dutch astronomer. He was the director of the Utrecht Observatory from 1875 until 1898. He traveled to the Dutch East Indies as head surveyor, and worked in that capacity for 18 years, publishing his works on the triangulation of the island of Java in six books.)
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