Tõnu Viik (born 12 December 1939, in
Rohuneeme
Rohuneeme is a village in Viimsi Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. It is located about northeast of the centre of Tallinn, situated on the northern end of the Viimsi Peninsula. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 440.
T ...
) is an
Estonia
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n astronomer.
From 2008 to 2014 he was the president of
Estonian Naturalists' Society.
Awards and recognitions
*2000:
Order of the White Star
The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic ...
, Third Class
*2021:
Estonian Science Communication Award, lifetime achievement award
References
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Living people
1939 births
Estonian astronomers
Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class
University of Tartu alumni
Academic staff of the University of Tartu
People from Viimsi Parish