Interview with Hugo Van Woerden

Description

Hugo Van Woerden, 1926-2020. Interviewed 29 November 1973 in Groningen, length of interview: 90 minutes.

Creator

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III

Rights

NRAO/AUI/NSF

Relation

See Sullivan's 1982 photo of van Woerden.

Type

Oral History

Interviewer

Sullivan, Woodruff T., III

Interviewee

Van Woerden, Hugo

Original Format of Digital Item

Audio cassette tape

Duration

90 minutes

Interview Topics

"Outsiders" view of 1944-54 Leiden developments; first Dwingeloo 21-cm observations on M31, 3-kpc expanding arm, and Orion association.; observational procedures; intermediate-latitude H I survey.

Start Date

1973-11-29

Series

Working Files Series

Unit

Individuals Unit

Citation

Papers of Woodruff T. Sullivan III, “Interview with Hugo Van Woerden,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed March 9, 2026, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/15268.