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Name	Bart Jan Bok
Alternative Names	Bartholomeus Jan Bok
Born	28 April, 1906 Hoorn, Netherlands
Died	5 August, 1983 (aged 77) Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Cultural Heritage	Dutch Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Gottlieb, Kurt (work colleague)
Occupation *	academic (1957-1966) Australian Capital Territory, Australia astronomer (1957-1966) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Legacies *	Bok Prize
Key Organisations *	Australian Academy of Science (corresponding member)
Political Activism *	pacifist (1957-1966)
Workplaces *	Australian National University (academic, 1957-1966) Australian National University (astronomy) (academic, 1957-1966) Mount Stromlo Observatory (ACT) (director, 1957-1966)

* Dates are approximate