Dirk Brouwer (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈdɪr(ə)ɡˈbrʌu.ər]; September 1, 1902 – January 31, 1966) was a Dutch-American astronomer.^[2]

He received his PhD in 1927 atLeiden University underWillem de Sitter^[3] and then went toYale University. From 1941 until 1966 he was editor of theAstronomical Journal.

He specialized incelestial mechanics and together withGerald Clemence wrote the textbookMethods of Celestial Mechanics.

• Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1955)
• Bruce Medal (1966)

• Asteroid1746 Brouwer
• The craterBrouwer on theMoon (jointly withmathematicianLuitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer)
• Dirk Brouwer Award of theDivision on Dynamical Astronomy of theAmerican Astronomical Society
• Dirk Brouwer Award of theAmerican Astronautical Society

• Bruce Medal page
• Awarding of Bruce medal
• Awarding of RAS gold medal
• National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoir

• AJ71 (1966) 76 (one paragraph)
• Obs86 (1966) 92 (one line)
• PASP78 (1966) 104 (one line, see also[1])
• QJRAS8 (1967) 84

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