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Leon Mestel

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British astronomer (1927-2017)

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Leon Mestel was a British-Australian astronomer and astrophysicist and emeritus Professor at the University of Sussex. His research interests were in the areas of star formation and structure, especially stellar magnetism and astrophysical magnetohydrodynamics.

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2002Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
1993Eddington Medal
1977Fellow of the Royal Society

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Paul LedouxAlso won Eddington MedalGlen RebkaAlso won Eddington MedalJames E. PringleAlso won Eddington MedalDouglas GoughAlso won Eddington MedalBernard F. SchutzAlso won Eddington MedalAndré LallemandAlso won Eddington Medal

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Leon Mestel was a British-Australian astronomer and astrophysicist and emeritus Professor at the University of Sussex. His research interests were in the areas of star formation and structure, especially stellar magnetism and astrophysical magnetohydrodynamics. He was awarded both the Eddington Medal (1993) and the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society. Following his retirement, he wrote several obituaries and biographical articles on physicists and astrophysicists.

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United Kingdom
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1927 to 2017 · aged 90
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