Kees Boeke

Dutch activist (1884-1966) · Netherlands · On the map · Activists · Died at 81

Cornelis "Kees" Boeke was a Dutch reformist educator, Quaker missionary and pacifist. He is best known for his popular essay/book Cosmic View (1957) which presents a seminal view of the universe, from the galactic to the microscopic scale, and which inspired several films.

Kees Boeke is read about 25 times a day, in 11 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 18 October 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 119 days, one point a day.

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