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Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld

Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Dutch astronomer and academic (died 2015)

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Born
October 21, 1921
Died
March 30, 2015
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1921

About Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld

Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Dutch astronomer and academic (died 2015) The Themistian main-belt asteroid 1674 Groeneveld – discovered by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg and independently discovered by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä in 1938, was named in her honor (M.P.C. 2901). Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld (Dutch pronunciation:; née Groeneveld; 21 October 1921 – 30 March 2015) was a Dutch astronomer. Groeneveld, Ingrid (1947). "Lichtelektrische Beobachtungen ausgewählter veränderlicher Sterne". Groeneveld, Ingrid; Kuiper, Gerard P. (1954). "Photometric studies of asteroids.

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Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld timeline

  1. The Themistian main-belt asteroid 1674 Groeneveld – discovered by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg and independently discovered by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä in 1938, was named in her honor (M.P.C. 2901).
  2. Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld (Dutch pronunciation:; née Groeneveld; 21 October 1921 – 30 March 2015) was a Dutch astronomer.
  3. Groeneveld, Ingrid (1947). "Lichtelektrische Beobachtungen ausgewählter veränderlicher Sterne".
  4. Groeneveld, Ingrid; Kuiper, Gerard P. (1954). "Photometric studies of asteroids.

The world when Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld was born

Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld was born in 1921. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1921

  • #1 song"My Man" – Fanny Brice
  • Top movieThe Kid (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookMain Street – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Dempsey vs Georges Carpentier — first million-dollar gate
  • Top headlineWarren G. Harding inaugurated as 29th President
  • Technology milestoneAlbert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
  • Defining fadOuija boards
  • Notable inventionLie detector (polygraph)
  • World population1.88 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population108.5M

1921 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19212026
Gas$0.26$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,010$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population108.5M341 million

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