Jean-Pierre Luminet
French astrophysicist · France · On the map · Scientists · Born 1951 · age 75
Jean-Pierre Luminet is a French astrophysicist, specializing in black holes and cosmology. He is an emeritus research director at the CNRS.
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2021Kalinga PrizeAward2010ADELF European Literary PrizeAward2007Officer of Arts and LettersAward2006Prix Paul Doistau-Émile Blutet de l’Information ScientifiqueAward1999Georges Lemaître PrizeAward1951Born3 June 1951
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About this person
Luminet is a member of the Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (LAM) and Laboratoire Univers et Théories (LUTH) of the Paris-Meudon Observatory, and is a visiting scientist at the Centre de Physique Théorique (CPT) in Marseilles. He is also a writer and poet.
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France
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Scientists
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Born 1951 · age 75
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The same award as Jean-Pierre
George F. R. EllisBoth received Georges Lemaître Prize
Agnès AckerBoth received Prix Paul Doistau-Émile Blutet de l’Information ScientifiqueShep DoelemanBoth received Georges Lemaître Prize
Michał HellerBoth received Georges Lemaître Prize
Lyman PageBoth received Georges Lemaître Prize
Gérald TenenbaumBoth received Prix Paul Doistau-Émile Blutet de l’Information Scientifique