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Memorial Page for Ralph Alpher
Feb 3, 1921 – Aug 12, 2007(86 years)Died in:Austin, Travis County
American cosmologist
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August 12th, 2026
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Ralph Asher Alpher (* February 3, 1921 in Washington, D.C.; † August 12, 2007 in Austin) was an american cosmologist. He was 86 years old. His education included George Washington University and Theodore Roosevelt High School. He received 5 awards, including John Price Wetherill Medal, Henry Draper Medal. He was buried at Agudat Achim Cemetery.
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6 EventsBorn in Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
1921Magellanic Premium
1975John Price Wetherill Medal
1980Henry Draper Medal
1993National Medal of Science
2005Died in Austin, Travis County
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Ralph Alpher. Forever remembered.