Reinhard Genzel
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Reinhard Genzel is a German astrophysicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering work on the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
German scientist
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Nobel laureate ⓘ astrophysicist ⓘ human ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in physics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Balzan Prize
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Crafoord Prize in Astronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ Herschel Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Schwarzschild Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physics 2020 NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaw Prize in Astronomy NERFINISHED ⓘ Tycho Brahe Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952-03-24 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Peter L. Biermann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Bonn
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University of Freiburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
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University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| familyName | Genzel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrophysics
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experimental physics ⓘ galactic astronomy ⓘ infrared astronomy ⓘ |
| givenName | Reinhard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
evidence for Sagittarius A* as a supermassive black hole
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high-resolution infrared observations of the Galactic Center ⓘ research on the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way ⓘ |
| memberOf |
German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
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Royal Society ⓘ US National Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Reinhard Genzel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| nobelPrizeCategory | Physics ⓘ |
| nobelPrizeMotivation | for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy ⓘ |
| nobelPrizeYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| notableWork | observations of stellar orbits around Sagittarius A* ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bad Homburg vor der Höhe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director at Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
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professor of physics at University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
black holes
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galactic nuclei ⓘ galaxy evolution ⓘ star formation ⓘ |
| sharedNobelPrizeWith |
Andrea Ghez
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Roger Penrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berkeley, California
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Garching, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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