Memorial Page for Margaret Burbidge (née Eleanor Margaret Peachey)
British-born American astronomer
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August 12th, 2026
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Margaret Burbidge (* August 12, 1919 in Davenport; † April 5, 2020 in San Francisco) was a british-born American astronomer. She was 100 years old. She was married to Geoffrey Burbidge. Her education included University College London and University of London. She received 8 awards, including Fellow of the Royal Society, Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy.
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9 EventsBorn in United Kingdom
1919Married Geoffrey Burbidge
1948until 2010
Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy
1959Bruce Medal
1982National Medal of Science
1983Henry Norris Russell Lectureship
1984Albert Einstein World Award of Science
1988Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
2005Died in San Francisco, California
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Margaret Burbidge (née Eleanor Margaret Peachey). Forever remembered.