Aaltje Noordewier-Reddingius [SEP] date of birth
Aaltje Noordewier–Reddingius
Aaltje Noordewier–Reddingius (born Aaltje Reddingius; 1 September 1868, Deurne – 6 April 1949, Hilversum) was a noted Dutch classical soprano who had an active performance career in the concert repertoire from 1888 through the 1930s. She was also a celebrated voice teacher.
From 1886–90, she studied at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. In 1893, she married painter . She was a mentor to singers such as Aafje Heynis, Erna Spoorenberg and Laurens Bogtman.
Legacy.
Main-belt asteroid
677 Aaltje
677 Aaltje is a main-belt minor planet orbiting the Sun, discovered by August Kopff at Heidelberg on January 18, 1909. It was named after the Dutch singer Aaltje Noordewier-Reddingius.
This object has a geometric albedo of 0.2794. Photometric observations during 2008 showed a rotation period of 16.6076 ± 0.0006 hours and a brightness variation of 0.30 ± 0.02 in magnitude.
677 Aaltje is orbiting within the 7/3 Kirkwood gap. This means it has a 7:3 orbital resonance with Jupiter, completing seven orbits for