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Reimar Lüst
German astrophysicist (1923-2020) · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Died at 97
Reimar Lüst was a German astrophysicist. He worked in European space science from its beginning, as the scientific director of the European Space Research Organisation (ESRO) from 1962 and as Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) from 1984 until 1990.
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2020Died31 March 20201993Harnack medalAward1989Order of Merit of North Rhine-WestphaliaAward1987Wilhelm Exner MedalAward1985Theodore von Kármán AwardAward1984Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and ArtAward1923Born25 March 1923
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Lived 1923 to 2020 · aged 97
