Lecointe, Georges
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| born on | 29 April 1869 at 06:30 (= 06:30 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Antwerp, Belgium, 51n13, 4e25 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m4e25 (is local mean time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   08°56'   18°28 Asc. 17°29'
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Biography
Belgian naval officer and scientist, captain of the Belgica and second-in-command of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, the first to overwinter in Antarctica. After his return to Belgium he was deeply involved in the foundation of the International Research Council and the International Astronomical Union.
An illness forced him to resign from the Royal Observatory in 1925 and caused his death in Uccle, on 27 May 1929, aged 60.
Events
Source Notes
Grazia Bordoni's Science database quotes Gauquelin.
Categories
- Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease
- Vocation : Military : Military career (Naval officer)
- Vocation : Science : Astronomy
- Vocation : Travel : Explorer
