Anton Pannekoek

Anton Pannekoek
Anton Pannekoek
	Pannekoek ca. late 1950s
Born	Antonie Pannekoek; 2 January 1873; Vaassen, Netherlands
Died	28 April 1960 (aged 87); Wageningen, Netherlands
Alma mater	Leiden University
Known for	Council communism; Astrophysics of stellar atmospheres; Milky Way drawings;
Awards	Honorary doctorate from Harvard University (1936); Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1953);
	Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy; politics;
Institutions	Leiden University; University of Amsterdam;
Doctoral advisor	H. G. van de Sande Bakhuyzen
Doctoral students	Gale Bruno van Albada
Other notable students	Elsa van Dien

Antonie "Anton" Pannekoek (Dutch: [ˈɑntɔn ˈpɑnəkuk]; 2 January 1873 – 28 April 1960) was a Dutch astronomer, historian, philosopher, Marxist theorist, and socialist revolutionary. He was one of the main theorists of council communism (Dutch: radencommunisme).