C. J. van Houten
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C. J. van Houten may refer to:
- Coenraad Johannes van HoutenCoenraad Johannes van HoutenCoenraad Johannes van Houten was a Dutch chemist and chocolate maker known for the treatment of cocoa mass with alkaline salts to remove the bitter taste and make cocoa solids more water-soluble; the resulting product is still called "Dutch process" chocolate...
, inventor of the cocoa press - Cornelis Johannes van HoutenCornelis Johannes van HoutenCornelis Johannes van Houten was a Dutch astronomer, sometimes referred to as Kees van Houten.Born in The Hague, he spent his entire career at Leiden University except for a brief period as research assistant at Yerkes Observatory...
, Dutch astronomer and prolific discoverer of asteroids