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Martin Schwarzschild was born on 31 May 1912 in Potsdam and was an astronomer, astrophysicist, physicist, and university teacher. He was educated at the University of Göttingen and worked in Princeton, employed by Princeton University. He was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society.
He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics and received the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Balzan Prize, the Henry Draper Medal, and the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship. He is recognised in the Royal Society collection and the National Medal of Science collection. He spoke German and English. He died in Langhorne on 10 April 1997.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Martin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Potsdam
- Place of death
- Langhorne
- Father
- Karl Schwarzschild
- Occupation
- astrophysicist
- Educated at
- University of Göttingen
- Employer
- Princeton University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Work location
- Princeton
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- member of
- German Astronomical Society
- date of birth
- 1912-05-31
- date of death
- 1997-04-10
- Commons category
- Martin Schwarzschild
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physics
- name in native language
- Martin Schwarzschild
- P8168
- 36 Crazyfists
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