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Reinhard Genzel
Reinhard Genzel is a German astrophysicist, co-director of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, a professor at LMU Munich and an emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy", which he shared with Andrea Ghez and Roger Penrose. In a 2021…
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science · German astrophysicist (born 1952) · astronomer · university teacher · astrophysicist · scientist · also Reinhard Genzel, R. Genzel, R Genzel, Genzel, Genzel R., Genzel R
Born 24 March 1952 · Q65807
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2023· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate of University Grenoble-Alpes (2023).
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2022· 1 entry
Profil: Reinhard Genzel: „Einstein hat sich selbst nicht geglaubt“
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2021· 3 entries
Max Planck Society: Reinhard Genzel: Wie entdeckt man ein Schwarzes Loch?
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Awarded Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (2021).
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Web.de: Reinhard Genzel: "Ich bin eher einer der kleineren Nobelpreisträger"
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2020· 2 entries
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics — for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy.
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Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics (2020).
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2014· 5 entries
Awarded Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order (2014).
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Awarded Harvey Prize (2014).
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Won Herschel Medal (2014).
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Awarded Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2014).
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Awarded honorary doctorate of Paris Observatory, PSL University (2014).
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2012· 3 entries
Awarded Foreign Member of the Royal Society (2012).
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Won Tycho Brahe Medal (2012).
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Awarded Crafoord Prize in Astronomy (2012).
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2011· 1 entry
Won Karl Schwarzschild Medal (2011).
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2010· 1 entry
Awarded Honorary doctor of Leiden University (2010).
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2008· 2 entries
Awarded The Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2008).
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Max Planck Society: Shaw-Preis für Reinhard Genzel
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2007· 1 entry
Won Albert Einstein Medal (2007).
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2005· 1 entry
Awarded Petrie Prize Lecture (2005).
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2003· 2 entries
Awarded Balzan Prize (2003).
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Won Stern–Gerlach Medal (2003).
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2000· 1 entry
Awarded Prix Jules Janssen (2000).
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1990· 1 entry
Awarded Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (1990).
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1986· 2 entries
Awarded Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy (1986).
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Left Berkeley to become a director at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching and Scientific Member of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
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1985· 1 entry
Awarded Fellow of the American Physical Society (1985).
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1978· 1 entry
With a PhD in radioastronomy which he prepared at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy
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1975· 1 entry
Studied at University of Bonn (1975).
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1952· 1 entry
Born 1952-03-24.
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