ann1020 — Announcement

European Award Named After Former ESO Director General

18 May 2010

The European Astronomical Society (EAS) has created a new award to honour astronomers of outstanding scientific distinction. The award is named after Professor Lodewijk Woltjer, one of Europe���s outstanding astronomers of the second half of the twentieth century, and ESO Director General from 1975 till 1988. Under his leadership ESO established itself as one of the world���s leading astronomical institutes, and took the decision to build the Very Large Telescope, the world���s most advanced visible-light astronomical observatory.

Professor Woltjer will give the first Lodewijk Woltjer Lecture at the opening session of the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science ��� JENAM 2010 on Monday, 7 September 2010, in Lisbon, Portugal.

Read more on the EAS website.