Jan Burgers

Johannes (Jan) Martinus Burgers (January 13, 1895 – June 7, 1981) was a Dutch physicist and the brother of the physicist Wilhelm G. Burgers. Burgers studied in Leiden under Paul Ehrenfest, where he obtained his PhD in 1918. He is known for the Burgers' equation, the Burgers vector in dislocation theory and the Burgers material in viscoelasticity.

Jan Burgers was one of the co-founders of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) in 1946, and was its secretary-general from 1946 until 1952.

In 1931 he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, in 1955 he became foreign member. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Decomposition of a minke whale carcass in a temperate dune ecosystem

    Decomposition of a minke whale carcass in a temperate dune ecosystem by Martin J. Baptist, Martin J. Baptist, Mardik F. Leopold, Marinka E. B. van Puijenbroek, Hans Verdaat, Nicole Janinhoff-Verdaat, Dennis R. Lammertsma, Wim J. Dimmers, Paul F. A. M. Römkens, Jan Burgers

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