Wil Tirion
Wil Tirion (19 February 1943 – 5 July 2024) was a Dutch uranographer (celestial cartographer). His work, which included star charts and atlases, was widely distributed and renowned by astronomers. Originally a graphic designer, Tirion became a full-time celestial cartographer after the success of his first star atlas, Sky Atlas 2000.0, published in 1981.
Wil Tirion
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- Name
- Wil Tirion
- Born
- 19 February 1943
- Died
- 5 July 2024
- Known for
- celestial cartography
- Place of death
- Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- cartographer · graphic designer · graphic artist
- Fields
- astronomy · cartography · star chart · graphics
- Languages
- English · Dutch
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Wil Tirion (19 February 1943 – 5 July 2024) was a Dutch uranographer (celestial cartographer). His work, which included star charts and atlases, was widely distributed and renowned by astronomers. Originally a graphic designer, Tirion became a full-time celestial cartographer after the success of his first star atlas, Sky Atlas 2000.0, published in 1981.
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His second major work, Uranometria 2000.0, contained over 280,000 stars and 10,000 deep-sky objects across two volumes and was published by Willmann-Bell in 1987. Tirion's sky charts have also been published in astronomy magazines and books, as well as on astronomy websites. Tirion's early work was largely done by hand, with computer-generated plots as references. In the mid-1990s, he switched to digital illustration. Tirion died on 5 July 2024 at the age of 81 after a brief illness. The asteroid 4648 Tirion is named for him.
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• Name — Wil Tirion • Born — 19 February 1943 • Died — 5 July 2024 • Known for — celestial cartography • Notable Works — * Sky Atlas 2000.0 • Uranometria 2000.0 • Place of death — Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands
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1943
Wil Tirion born.
1996
The monthly sky guide 4th edition by Ian Ridpath & Wil Tirion [1996] {523.8--blcip} {523.8'022'3--dc20} (1996) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
2003
The monthly sky guide 6th edition by Ian Ridpath & Wil Tirion [2003] {523.8'022'3--dc21} (2003) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
2019
The monthly sky guide 10th edition by Ian Ridpath & Wil Tirion [2019] {523.80223--prev} (2019) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
2024
Wil Tirion died.
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Wil Tirion is recorded as cartographer, graphic designer and graphic artist.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
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