Kristian Lous Explained

Kristian Lous (9 August 1875 – 24 September 1941) was a Norwegian astronomer.

He was born in Oslo[1] as a son of Attorney General Karl Lous.[2] He was a brother of barrister Georg Lous,[3] grandson of barrister Johan Christian Vogelsang Lous and great-grandson of commodore Carl Christian Lous.[2] His grandfather was a brother of Thora Marie Lous,[4] who in turn was the mother of Christian Lous Lange. Kristian Lous was thus a second cousin of Halvard, Carl Viggo and August Lange.[5]

He managed the Observatory at the Royal Frederick University from 1919 to its closing in 1934. Special fields include celestial mechanics and the Three-body problem. He edited the official Norwegian almanac from 1928 to 1941.[1] He died in September 1941 and was buried in Ris.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Kristian Lous. Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 7 April 2009.
  2. Encyclopedia: Lous. Store norske leksikon. Bratberg, Terje. Terje Bratberg. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 31 December 2017. https://archive.today/20130223191508/http://snl.no/Lous. 23 February 2013. dead.
  3. Encyclopedia: 1948. Lous, Georg. Hvem er hvem?. Steenstrup, Bjørn. Aschehoug. Oslo. 329. Norwegian. 19 February 2012.
  4. http://slektenkaas.com/getperson.php?personID=I4350&tree=1 Genealogical entry
  5. Encyclopedia: Christian L Lange. Norsk biografisk leksikon. Asle. Sveen. Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 19 February 2012.
  6. Web site: Cemeteries in Norway. DIS-Norge. 19 February 2012.