# Cornelis Easton

> Cornelis Easton was a Dutch journalist and amateur astronomer who wrote popular material on astronomy and climatology apart from giving lectures. As a journalist he worked with the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (1895-1906), Nieuws van den Dag (1906-1923), and Haagsche Post. In his first book, he was among the first to postulate a spiral structure for the Milky Way galaxy in which he located the Solar System on the edge. A street in Dordrecht is named after him.

*Dutch journalist and astronomer (1864-1929)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Country:** Netherlands
- **Born:** 1864-09-10
- **Died:** 1929-06-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Cornelis Easton was a Dutch journalist and amateur astronomer who wrote popular material on astronomy and climatology apart from giving lectures. As a journalist he worked with the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant (1895-1906), Nieuws van den Dag (1906-1923), and Haagsche Post. In his first book, he was among the first to postulate a spiral structure for the Milky Way galaxy in which he located the Solar System on the edge. A street in Dordrecht is named after him.

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