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Arnold Wolfendale

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British physicist (1927-2020)

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Sir Arnold Whittaker Wolfendale was a British astronomer who served as the fourteenth Astronomer Royal from 1991 to 1995. He was Professor of Physics at Durham University from 1965 until 1992 and served as president of the European Physical Society (1999-2001).

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2011Homi Bhabha Award
2002Royal Society Bakerian Medal
1995honorary doctorate
1989honorary doctor of the University of Łódź
Fellow of the Royal Society
Knight Bachelor
Royal Society Bakerian Medal

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Sir Arnold Whittaker Wolfendale was a British astronomer who served as the fourteenth Astronomer Royal from 1991 to 1995. He was Professor of Physics at Durham University from 1965 until 1992 and served as president of the European Physical Society (1999-2001). He was president of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1981 to 1983.

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United Kingdom
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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1927 to 2020 · aged 93
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