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Jacob Bekenstein (née Jacob David Bekenstein)

Memorial Page for Jacob Bekenstein (née Jacob David Bekenstein)

May 1, 1947 – Aug 16, 2015(68 years)Died in:Helsinki, Uusimaa

Mexican-Israeli physicist

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Biography

Burial Place

Har HaMenuchot

Occupation(4)

theoretical physicistastronomeruniversity teacherastrophysicist

Awards(5)

Israel PrizeWolf Prize in PhysicsEinstein PrizeWeizmann Prize for Exact SciencesRothschild Prize

Education(2)

Princeton UniversityNew York University Tandon School of Engineering

Jacob Bekenstein (* May 1, 1947 in Mexico City; † August 16, 2015 in Helsinki) was a mexican-Israeli physicist. He was 68 years old. His education included Princeton University and New York University Tandon School of Engineering. He received 5 awards, including Israel Prize, Wolf Prize in Physics. He was buried at Har HaMenuchot.

Life Events

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Born in Mexico City, Mexico

1947

Israel Prize

2005

Weizmann Prize for Exact Sciences

2011

Wolf Prize in Physics

2012

Einstein Prize

2015

Died in Helsinki, Uusimaa

2015

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Jacob Bekenstein (née Jacob David Bekenstein). Forever remembered.