Jaan Einasto

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Jaan Einasto is an Estonian astrophysicist renowned for his pioneering work on the large-scale structure of the universe and evidence for dark matter.


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instanceOf astrophysicist
cosmologist
human
awardReceived Gruber Prize in Cosmology
Order of the National Coat of Arms of Estonia
Order of the White Star
Viktor Ambartsumian International Prize
birthCountry Estonia
birthDate 1929-02-23
birthPlace Tartu
citizenship Estonia
countryOfCitizenship Estonia
educatedAt University of Tartu
employer Tartu Observatory
ethnicGroup Estonians
familyName Einasto
fieldOfWork astrophysics
cosmology
dark matter
large-scale structure of the universe
givenName Jaan
hasAcademicDegree Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics
hasOccupation scientist
university teacher
hasResidence Tartu
influenced observational cosmology
studies of cosmic web
theory of galaxy formation
languageSpoken English
Estonian
Russian
memberOf Estonian Academy of Sciences
name Jaan Einasto
notableConcept Einasto density profile
cellular large-scale structure of the universe
notableFor Einasto profile
evidence for dark matter
pioneering work on the large-scale structure of the universe
notableWork papers on dark matter in galaxies
studies of superclusters and voids
work on the cellular structure of the universe
partOf Estonian scientific community
positionHeld leading researcher at Tartu Observatory
professor at University of Tartu
publicationType scientific articles
sexOrGender male
workLocation Tartu Observatory

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University of Tartu
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