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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born 23 June 1942, Martin John Rees built a career tracing the violent physics of the early universe: high-energy astrophysics, the assembly of galaxies, the large-scale structure that shapes everything. The work was rigorous enough to land him the title of Astronomer Royal in 1995, a post he held until 2025. He led Trinity College, Cambridge, from 2004 to 2012 and served as President of the Royal Society from 2005 to 2010. In 2024 he received the Wolf Prize in Physics for his fundamental contributions across cosmology and structure formation. He became Baron Rees of Ludlow along the way, a recognition that mixed science with the old machinery of British honor.