Evry Schatzman

French astrophysicist (1920-2010) · France · On the map · Scientists · Died at 89

Evry Léon Schatzman was a French scientist hailed as "the father of modern French astrophysics".

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2010Died25 April 20101983CNRS Gold medalAward1982Prix de l'EtatAward1981Three Physicists PrizeAward1975Holweck PrizeAward1973Prix Jules JanssenAward1971Prix Félix-RobinAward1950Cours PeccotAward1920Born16 September 1920

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Artist's impression of debris around a white dwarf

Awards

CNRS Gold medal1983

Prix de l'Etat1982

Three Physicists Prize1981

Holweck Prize1975

Prix Jules Janssen1973

Prix Félix-Robin1971

Cours Peccot1950

Knight of the Legion of Honour

Officer of the National Order of Merit

Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms

Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

Honorary Doctorate of Barcelona University

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France

The same award as Evry

Robert KlapischBoth received Three Physicists Prize Claude BlochBoth received Prix Félix-Robin J. A. RatcliffeBoth received Holweck Prize

Donald Hill PerkinsBoth received Holweck Prize

Bernard MalgrangeBoth received Cours Peccot

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