Didier Queloz

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Nobel laureate Swiss scientist astronomer human

Didier Queloz is a Swiss astronomer and Nobel laureate best known for co-discovering the first exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star, a breakthrough that launched the field of exoplanet research.

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instanceOf Nobel laureate ⓘ
Swiss scientist ⓘ
astronomer ⓘ
human ⓘ
academicPosition professor of astronomy ⓘ
professor of physics ⓘ
almaMater University of Geneva ⓘ
awardReceived Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ
surface form: 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics

BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award ⓘ
Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ
Wolf Prize in Physics ⓘ
coDiscoveredWith Michel Mayor ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Switzerland ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1966-02-23 ⓘ
discovered 51 Pegasi b ⓘ
discoveryYear 1995 ⓘ
doctoralAdvisor Michel Mayor ⓘ
employer Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form: University of Cambridge

University of Geneva ⓘ
familyName Queloz ⓘ
fieldOfWork astronomy ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ
exoplanetology ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Didier ⓘ
influenced development of exoplanet research ⓘ
knownFor 51 Pegasi b ⓘ
co-discovery of the first exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like star ⓘ
languageSpoken French ⓘ
memberOf Cavendish Laboratory ⓘ
surface form: Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge ⓘ
University of Geneva Observatory ⓘ
surface form: University of Geneva Department of Astronomy
methodUsed radial velocity technique ⓘ
name Didier Queloz self-link ⓘ
nationality Swiss ⓘ
NobelPrizeCategory Physics ⓘ
NobelPrizeMotivation for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star ⓘ
NobelPrizeYear 2019 ⓘ
notableAchievement first confirmed detection of an exoplanet around a main-sequence Sun-like star ⓘ
placeOfBirth Geneva ⓘ
researchInterest exoplanets ⓘ
planetary systems ⓘ
radial velocity method ⓘ
residence Switzerland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
sharedNobelPrizeWith James Peebles ⓘ
Michel Mayor ⓘ
workplace University of Geneva Observatory ⓘ
surface form: Geneva Observatory

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Albert Einstein Medal → hasRecipient → Didier Queloz ⓘ
James Peebles → sharedNobelPrizeWith → Didier Queloz ⓘ
Michel Mayor → coDiscovererWith → Didier Queloz ⓘ
Didier Queloz → name → Didier Queloz self-link ⓘ
Marcel Benoist Prize → notableLaureate → Didier Queloz ⓘ