Margherita Hack
Sign in to saveItalian astrophysicist and popular science writer (1922-2013)
Person
- Born
- 1922-06-12
- Died
- 2013-06-29
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11
- Total plays
- 39
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1922-06-12 ) 12 June 1922, Florence , Tuscany, Kingdom of Italy
- Died
- 29 June 2013 (2013-06-29) (aged 91), Trieste , Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
- Resting place
- Cemetery of Sant'Anna, Trieste
- Alma mater
- University of Florence
- Spouse
- Aldo De Rosa ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1944 )
- Awards
- Targa Giuseppe Piazzi (1994), Premio Internazionale Cortina Ulisse (1995)
- Fields
- Astrophysics , Popular science
- Institutions
- University of Trieste
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Key dates
- Born
- 12 June 1922
- Died
- 29 June 2013
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Margherita
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Florence
- Place of death
- Trieste
- Educated at
- University of Florence
- Employer
- University of Trieste
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Religion
- atheism
Article
Margherita Hack ( Italian: [marɡeˈriːta ˈak]; 12 June 1922 – 29 June 2013) was an Italian astrophysicist and science communicator. The asteroid 8558 Hack, discovered in 1995, was named in her honour.
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