Anton Pannekoek

Anton Pannekoek
Born	Antonie Pannekoek (1873-01-02)2 January 1873 Vaassen, Netherlands
Died	28 April 1960(1960-04-28) (aged 87) Wageningen, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
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, socialism
Institutions	Leiden University, University of Amsterdam
Doctoral advisor	H. G. van de Sande Bakhuyzen
Doctoral students	J. J. M. Reesinck, N. W. Doorn, Sijtze Verweij, Gale Bruno van Albada, Theodore Walraven, Johan Weenen, David Koelbloed
Other notable students	Gijsbert van Herk, Elsa van Dien

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