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Biography of Maarten Schmidt
28. Dec 1929 – 17. Sep 2022(92 years)Died in:Fresno, Fresno County
Dutch astronomer
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Maarten Schmidt (* 28. December 1929 in Groningen; † 17. September 2022 in Fresno) was a dutch astronomer. He was 92 years old. His education included Leiden Observatory and Leiden University. He received 10 awards, including Kavli Prize in Astrophysics, Petrie Prize Lecture.
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12 Events1929
Born in Groningen, Groningen
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Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy
1968
Karl Schwarzschild Medal
1968
Rumford Prize
1978
Henry Norris Russell Lectureship
1979
Karl G. Jansky Lectureship
1980
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
1991
James Craig Watson Medal
1992
Bruce Medal
1993
Petrie Prize Lecture
2008
Kavli Prize in Astrophysics
2022