Leon Mestel
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Leon Mestel was a British astrophysicist renowned for his pioneering work on stellar magnetism and the structure and evolution of stars.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leon Mestel canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British astrophysicist
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astrophysicist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Dirac Medal of the Institute of Physics
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Eddington Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Australia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-08-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-09-15 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Fred Hoyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Trinity College, Cambridge
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| employer |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Mestel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrophysics
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cosmology ⓘ magnetohydrodynamics ⓘ stellar evolution ⓘ stellar magnetism ⓘ stellar structure ⓘ |
| givenName | Leon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
galactic magnetic fields
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magnetic fields in stars ⓘ plasma astrophysics ⓘ white dwarfs ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Fred Hoyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Institute of Physics
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Royal Astronomical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Douglas Gough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Magnetic Fields in Astrophysics
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Stellar Magnetism NERFINISHED ⓘ research on magnetic braking of stars ⓘ research on stellar rotation ⓘ |
| occupation |
astrophysicist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Melbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Guildford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cambridge
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Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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