enabling a user to select from user$

RDBMS Version 19.18.0.0.0 Enterprise Edition

This is on Redhat 8.7

In short : How to enable a user to select from sys.user$?

We are migrating an 11.2 instance to a 19 instance

At the 11.2 instance this user can select from sys.user$

At the 19 instance we can not get the user to select from sys.user$

I tried to "grant select any dictionary"...did not work

I tried "grant dba"... did not work

The good old internet and oracle.support are not to helpfull either.

Cab you point me in the right direction.

Best regards,

Martijn