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Memorial Page for Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Oct 19, 1910 – Aug 21, 1995(84 years)Died in:Chicago, Cook County

Indian-American astrophysicist

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Biography

Birthplace

Lahore, Lahore District

Place of Death

Chicago, Cook County

Nationality

United States

Cause of Death

cardiac arrest

Religion

atheism

Occupation(5)

mathematicianphysicistastronomerastrophysicistuniversity teacher

Awards(10)

Fellow of the Royal SocietyCopley MedalRoyal MedalNobel Prize in PhysicsHenry Draper MedalHenry Norris Russell LectureshipGold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyNational Medal of ScienceKarl Schwarzschild MedalBruce Medal

Spouse(1)

Lalitha Doraiswamy

Education(4)

Trinity CollegePresidency CollegeUniversity of CambridgeHindu Higher Secondary School

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (* October 19, 1910 in Lahore; † August 21, 1995 in Chicago) was an indian-American astrophysicist. He was 84 years old. He was married to Lalitha Doraiswamy. His education included Trinity College, Presidency College, University of Cambridge and Hindu Higher Secondary School. His faith was atheism. He received 10 awards, including Fellow of the Royal Society, Copley Medal. His cause of death was cardiac arrest.

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Born in Lahore, Lahore District

1910

Presidency College

1921

until 1930

Trinity College

1930

until 1933

Trinity College

1933

until 1937

Yerkes Observatory

1937

until 1942

University of Chicago

1942

until 1985

Fellow of the Royal Society

1944

Henry Norris Russell Lectureship

1949

Bruce Medal

1952

Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society

1953

Royal Medal

1962

National Medal of Science

1966

Henry Draper Medal

1971

Nobel Prize in Physics

1983

Copley Medal

1984

Karl Schwarzschild Medal

1986

Died in Chicago, Cook County (cardiac arrest)

1995

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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. Forever remembered.