As per our current Database, George Van Biesbroeck has been died on Feb 23, 1974 (age 94).
When George Van Biesbroeck die, George Van Biesbroeck was 94 years old.
| Popular As | George Van Biesbroeck |
| Occupation | Astronomer |
| Age | 94 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | January 21, 1880 (Belgium) |
| Birthday | January 21 |
| Town/City | Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgium |
George Van Biesbroeck’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
George Van Biesbroeck was born in the Year of the Dragon. A powerful sign, those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dragon are energetic and warm-hearted, charismatic, lucky at love and egotistic. They’re natural born leaders, good at giving orders and doing what’s necessary to remain on top. Compatible with Monkey and Rat.
An observational Astronomer who became known for his studies of double stars, asteroids, and comets at observatories in Belgium and the U.S. In his long career he discovered sixteen asteroids.
He was trained by such notables as German Astronomer Max Wolf and German Physicist Karl Schwarzschild at the Heidelberg Observatory and the Potsdam Observatory.
His greatest discovery was the periodic comet 53P/Van Biesbroeck, along with 16 asteroids and the two non-periodic comets: C/1925 W1 or Van Biesbroeck 1 and C/1935 Q1 or Van Biesbroeck 2; he published Van Biesbroeck's Star Catalog in 1961.
He was born into a family mainly comprised of artists, yet his father urged him to earn a degree in Civil Engineering Construction; he later studied Theoretical Astronomy at Ghent University.
He confirmed Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity in 1952.
