Balthasar van der Pol

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van der Pol, not Pol.
In this article, Dutch capitalization is used for tussenvoegsels in Dutch family names. The first letter in Van der Pol is capitalized unless it is preceded by a name, initial or title of nobility.
Balthasar van der Pol
Van der Pol in 1939
Born(1889-01-27)27 January 1889
Utrecht, Netherlands
Died6 October 1959(1959-10-06) (aged 70)
Wassenaar, South Holland, Netherlands
Alma materUtrecht University (PhD)
Known forVan der Pol oscillator
Spouse
Pietronetta Posthuma
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(m. 1917)​
Children3
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Institutions
ThesisDe invloed van een geioniseerd gas op het voortschrijden van electromagnetische golven en toepassingen daarvan op het gebied der draadlooze telegraphie en bij metingen van glimlichtontladingen (1920)
Doctoral advisorWillem Henri Julius

Balthasar van der Pol (1889–1959) was a Dutch physicist known for the van der Pol oscillator.

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