Bohdan Paczyński
Polish astronomer (1940-2007) · Poland · On the map · Scientists · Died at 67
Bohdan Paczyński or Bohdan Paczynski was a Polish astronomer notable for his theories and work in the fields of stellar evolution, accretion discs, and gamma ray bursts.
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2007Died19 April 20072006Henry Norris Russell LectureshipAward2002Bruce MedalAward2000Bruno Rossi PrizeAward1999Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyAward1997Henry Draper MedalAward1996Prize of the Foundation for Polish ScienceAward1992Dannie Heineman Prize for AstrophysicsAward1987Eddington MedalAward1981Karl Schwarzschild MedalAward1940Born8 February 1940
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He is the recipient of the Eddington Medal (1987), the Henry Draper Medal (1997), the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1999), and the Order of Polonia Restituta (2007).
Country
Poland
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1940 to 2007 · aged 67
The same award as Bohdan
Roger BlandfordBoth received Dannie Heineman Prize for AstrophysicsHerbert FriedmanBoth received Eddington Medal
Gabriela GonzálezBoth received Bruno Rossi PrizeRobert HermanBoth received Henry Draper MedalErika Böhm-VitenseBoth received Karl Schwarzschild MedalGeorge HerbigBoth received Henry Norris Russell Lectureship