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Kavli Prize
Astrophysics
2008
Maarten Schmidt

Maarten Schmidt

For their contributions to understanding the nature of quasars.

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Birth: 1929-12-28
Birth city: Groningen
Birth country: Netherlands
Citizenship: Netherlands
Death: 2022-09-17
Death city: Fresno
Death country: United States
WDATA: Q547240
OpenAlex: A5113971891

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