Chriet Titulaer
Dutch astronomer, TV presenter and writer
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- Chriet Titulaer ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈxri(t) tityˈlaːr] ; May 9, 1943 – April 23, 2017) was a Dutch astronomer, television presenter and popular science and technology writer.
- -Thomascollege in Venlo (now the Valuas College).
- At the university he joined the student association CS Veritas.
- The next year he organized the exposition Mens en het Heelal (Man and the Universe), then the largest meteorology, astronomy and space travel exposition ever held in the Netherlands.
- Between 1969 and 1990 he was often seen on television.
Chriet Titulaer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈxri(t) tityˈlaːr]; May 9, 1943 – April 23, 2017) was a Dutch astronomer, television presenter and popular science and technology writer.
Biography
Titulaer was born in the Hout-Blerick village in Venlo, Limburg, and went to high school at the St.-Thomascollege in Venlo (now the Valuas College). He studied maths and physics at the University of Utrecht with a major in astronomy. At the university he joined the student association CS Veritas. During his studies he founded (together with Ton Smit) the Venlo chapter of the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde (Dutch association for meteorology and astronomy) on April 18, 1965 (since 1990 known as the Weer- en Sterrenkundige Vereniging "Jean Delsing").
The next year he organized the exposition Mens en het Heelal (Man and the Universe), then the largest meteorology, astronomy and space travel exposition ever held in the Netherlands.
After having lived and worked in the United States and France (both for two years) he became a presenter of Dutch radio and television programmes about science and technology. Between 1969 and 1990 he was often seen on television. His popularity began as co-presenter of the live transmission of the Apollo 11 Moon landing (as well as the later Moon landings), together with Henk Terlingen (popularly known as "Apollo Henkie"). The transmission rated at an audience share of 100%, a feat never again repeated on Dutch television. He also was the commentator for the first launch of Space Shuttle Columbia in 1981.
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