Simon White
British astronomer · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Born 1951 · age 75
Simon David Manton White, FRS, is a British-German astrophysicist. He was one of directors at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics before his retirement in late 2019.
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2020Clarivate Citation LaureatesAward2017The Shaw Prize in AstronomyAward2011Gruber Prize in CosmologyAward2010Max Born PrizeAward2007Brouwer AwardAward2006Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyAward2005Dannie Heineman Prize for AstrophysicsAward2000Max Planck Research AwardAward1986Helen B. Warner Prize for AstronomyAward1951Born30 September 1951
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Born 1951 · age 75
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The same award as Simon
Frank ShuBoth received Brouwer Award
Hiranya PeirisBoth received Max Born PrizeJeremiah P. OstrikerBoth received Helen B. Warner Prize for AstronomyGeorge EfstathiouBoth received The Shaw Prize in Astronomy
James E. GunnBoth received Gruber Prize in Cosmology
Chryssa KouveliotouBoth received Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics