Fred Hoyle
British astronomer (1915-2001) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 86
Sir Fred Hoyle (24 June 1915 - 20 August 2001) was an English astronomer. With Margaret and Geoffrey Burbidge and William Alfred Fowler, he formulated the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis in the influential B2FH paper.
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2001Died20 August 20011997Crafoord Prize in AstronomyAward1994Balzan PrizeAward1992Karl Schwarzschild MedalAward1974Royal MedalAward1971Henry Norris Russell LectureshipAward1970Bruce MedalAward1969Karl G. Jansky LectureshipAward1968Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyAwardKalinga PrizeAwardRoyal Society Bakerian MedalAward1960Guthrie LectureAward1957Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1938Smith's PrizeAward1936Mayhew PrizeAward1915Born24 June 1915
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Lived 1915 to 2001 · aged 86
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Subrahmanyan ChandrasekharBoth received Henry Norris Russell Lectureship
Roger PenroseBoth received Karl Schwarzschild Medal
Hans BetheBoth received Bruce Medal
Arno Allan PenziasBoth received Karl G. Jansky Lectureship
Charles H. TownesBoth received Henry Norris Russell Lectureship
Arthur EddingtonBoth received Bruce Medal