Margherita Hack
Italian astrophysicist and popular science writer (1922-2013) · Italy · Scientists · Died at 91
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Something wrong?Margherita Hack was an Italian astrophysicist and science communicator. The asteroid 8558 Hack, discovered in 1995, was named in her honour.
A life in dates
2013Died29 June 20132012Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAward2009Premio letterario Galileo per la divulgazione scientificaAward1998Gold Medal for Merit in Science and CultureAward1922Born12 June 1922
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Commemorative plaque placed at Hack's birthplace in Florence on the 100th anniversary of her birth
Hack hosted by the La Spezia association of amateur astronomers, 1989
Hack at the 2011 Festival della Scienza in Genoa
Margherita Hack on a UAAR conference in 2007
Sguardo Fisico, a sculpture representing Hack created by artist SissiAwards
About this person
Country
Italy
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2013 · aged 91
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