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Edwin Hubble

Also known as Edwin Powell Hubble, Hubble, E. P. Hubble, E.P. Hubble, Edwin P Hubble, Edwin P. Hubble

American astronomer (1889–1953)

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Edwin Hubble was an American astronomer who lived from 1889 to 1953 and made discoveries about the structure of the universe. His work fundamentally changed our understanding of how vast and complex the cosmos actually is.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Edwin
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Marshfield
Place of death: San Marino
Occupation: cosmologist
Employer: Mount Wilson Observatory
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Notable work: Hubble sequence
Doctoral advisor: Edwin Brant Frost
Student of: Forest Ray Moulton
Field of work: astronomy
Conflict: World War II
Image: Studio portrait photograph of Edwin Powell Hubble (cropped).JPG

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Commons category: Edwin Hubble
date of birth: 1889-11-20
date of death: 1953-09-28
topic's main category: Category:Edwin Hubble
Commons gallery: Edwin Powell Hubble
cause of death: stroke
manner of death: natural causes
nominated for: Nobel Prize in Physics
name in native language: Edwin Powell Hubble
member of: National Academy of Sciences
writing language: English language
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