Given the question: Read the bio below and try to give details on tom van flandern 's: - death place - caption - work institutions - death date - field - birth date - name - nationality - birth place - alma mater Bio: thomas c van flandern -lrb- june 26 , 1940 -- january 9 , 2009 -rrb- was an american astronomer and author specializing in celestial mechanics . van flandern had a career as a professional scientist , but was noted as an outspoken proponent of non-mainstream views related to astronomy , physics , and extra-terrestrial life . he also published the non-mainstream '' meta research bulletin '' . he died of colon cancer in seattle , washington .
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- death place is seattle , washington- caption is thomas c van flandern- work institutions is u.s. naval observatory , meta research- death date is 29 january 2009- field is astronomy and fringe-science- birth date is 26 june 1940- name is thomas c van flandern- nationality is american- birth place is cleveland , ohio- alma mater is yale university , xavier university