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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-11-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002029b.htm person Bok Bart Jan AACR2 28 April 1906 5 August 1983 Place of Birth Hoorn, Netherlands Place of Death Tucson, Arizona, United States of America Astronomer Bart Bok was Director of the Mount Stromlo Observatory near Canberra 1957-1966 and Director of the Steward Observatory, Tucson, Arizona, USA from 1966-1970.

Born Hoorn, Holland, 28 April 1906. Died Tucson, Arizona, 5 August 1983. Educated Universities of Leiden and Groningen (PhD). Wilson Fellow in astronomy, Harvard 1929-33, assistant professor of astronomy 1933-46, Associate Director, Harvard College Observatory 1946-56, Professor of Astronomy, Australian National University and Director, Mount Stromlo Observatory 1957-66, Director, Steward Observatory, Tucson, Arizona, USA 1966-70. Bruce Medal. President, American Astronomical Society.

1957 1966 Career position - Professor of Astronomy, Australian National University 1957 1966 Career position - Director, Mount Stromlo Observatory 1967 1983 Award - Honorary Fellow, Astronomical Society of Australia Australian National University (1946 - )

Professor of Astronomy 1957 - 1966

 Mount Stromlo Observatory, Australian National University (1957 - c. 1967)

Director 1957 - 1966

 Astronomical Society of Australia (1966 - )

Honorary Fellow 1967 - 1983

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 'Bok, Bart Jan', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Bok, Bart Jan Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Bart Jan Bok. 1977 Bruce Medallist Astronomical Society of the Pacific Bart Jan Bok. 1977 Bruce Medallist 2001 Resource Section: Bart Bok - established the Anglo-Australian Observatory Bart Bok - established the Anglo-Australian Observatory 1997 The 1997 Australian Science Festival Book: The Man Who Sold the Milky Way: a Biography of Bart Bok Levy, David H. The Man Who Sold the Milky Way: a Biography of Bart Bok Tuscon University of Arizona Press 1993 Journal Article: Bok, Woolley and Australian Astronomy Gascoigne, S. C. B. Bok, Woolley and Australian Astronomy 1992 Historical Records of Australian Science 9 2 119-126 Journal Article: Bart J. Bok Gascoigne, S. C. B. Bart J. Bok 1983 Australian Physicist 20 October 229 Journal Article: Colin S. Gum Bok, Bart J. Colin S. Gum 1961 Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society 2 37-38 Journal Article: The Future of Astronomy in Australia [with historical review.] Bok, Bart J. The Future of Astronomy in Australia [with historical review.] 1963 Australian Journal of Science 25 281-288 Journal Article: From the Sun to Universe - the Woolley and Bok Directorships at Mount Stromlo Hyland, A. R.; and Faulkner, D. J. From the Sun to Universe - the Woolley and Bok Directorships at Mount Stromlo 1989 Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of Australia 8 2 216-228 Book Section: Bok, Bartholomeus (Bart) Jan Levy, David Bok, Bartholomeus (Bart) Jan Detroit Charles Scribner's Sons 2008 New Dictionary of Scientific Biography Koertge, Noretta 1 328-332 Book: Mt Stromlo Observatory: From Bush Observatory to the Nobel Prize Bhathal, Ragbir, Sutherland, Ralph and Butcher, Harvey Mt Stromlo Observatory: From Bush Observatory to the Nobel Prize Collingwood (Vic.) CSIRO 2013 Book: Australian Astronomers: Achievements at the Frontiers of Astronomy Bhathal, Ragbir Australian Astronomers: Achievements at the Frontiers of Astronomy Canberra National Library of Australia 1996 Book Section: Bok, Bart Jan (1906-1983), astronomer Robertson, Peter Bok, Bart Jan (1906-1983), astronomer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2007 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 17: 1981 - 1990 A-K Diane Langmore 118-119 Journal Article: Leonard George Holden Huxley 1902-1988 Crompton, R. W. Leonard George Holden Huxley 1902-1988 1991 Historical Records of Australian Science 8 4 249-264 Journal Article: Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978) White, F. W.G. Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978) 1980 Historical Records of Australian Science 5 1 68-102 Journal Article: How the US Influenced Mount Stromlo Bhathal, Ragbir How the US Influenced Mount Stromlo 2015 A&G: News and Reviews in Astronomy & Geophysics 56 1 1.19-1.21 Bart Jan Bok - Records National Library of Australia Oral History Collection Bart Jan Bok - Records DeB 699 1929 - 1973 Oral history recording with Hazel de Berg 26 August 1973, c45 minutes, 16 page transcript [DeB 699]. 1 tape Audio