Bengt Strömgren
Danish astronomer (1908-1987) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 79
Bengt Georg Daniel Strömgren was a Danish astronomer and astrophysicist.
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1987Died4 July 19871982Honorary Doctorate of Paris Observatory, PSL UniversityAward1978Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the DannebrogAward1969Karl Schwarzschild MedalAward1967Janssen MedalAward1965H. C. Ørsted MedalAwardHenry Norris Russell LectureshipAward1963Rosenkjær AwardAward1962Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyAward1959Bruce MedalAward1908Born21 January 1908
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Lived 1908 to 1987 · aged 79
The same award as Bengt
Iosif ShklovskyBoth received Honorary Doctorate of Paris Observatory, PSL University
Margaret GellerBoth received Karl Schwarzschild Medal
Carl StørmerBoth received Janssen MedalHarold Spencer JonesBoth received Bruce Medal
Oskar BacklundBoth received Bruce Medal
Aristarkh BelopolskyBoth received Janssen Medal