Jacobus C. Kapteyn (1851-1922) was a Dutch astronomer who
contributed heavily to major catalogs of star positions, such as
the Cape Photographic Durchmusterung and the Harvard-Groningen
Durchmusterung, and arranged extensive international collaboration
through his Plan of Selected Areas. He contributed to the
establishment of statistical astronomy and structure and dynamics
of the Sidereal System. All aspects of Kapteyn's life are
discussed, from his birth in Barneveld, the Netherlands, to his
death in Amsterdam, and his entire resume of scientific
achievements in between. Kapteyn had some conflicts with others in
his field, especially after the world became divided on how to
handle scientific contributions from Germany post-World War I. Both
Kapteyn's struggles and achievements are written against the
backdrop of both the historical context of the world at that time
as well as the scientific one.
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