Gerard Bodifee
Gerard Bodifee (born 7 February 1946 in Mortsel) is a Belgian astrophysicist, writer, and Christian philosopher. Education After studying chemistry at the universities of Antwerp and Ghent, Bodifee studied astronomy, focusing on star formation. At the University of Brussels he conducted scientific research on the origin and evolution of galaxies and obtained a PhD in science with a doctoral thesis titled Oscillating Star Formation and Dissipative Structures in Galaxies. Career As acting managing director of the National Planetarium, associated to the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Brussels, Bodifee drew up several programmes for national education. He also presented a television series on stars and celestial phenomena on VRT, National Television Belgium. He was also a chemistry teacher at the Saint-Rita high school in Kontich. Bodifee became a well-known writer and columnist for the weekly magazine Knack and the newspaper De Standaard. He often used irony and was inspired by Christian philosophy. His articles were often well-grounded and critical, even when related to his own scientific domain. Currently, Bodifee writes and lectures in Belgium and abroad. He founded the House for Philosophy, and gives courses on the origins of western culture. He links ancient philosophy with modern science. Bodifee has published