Henry Norris Russell Lectureship

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The Henry Norris Russell Lectureship is a prestigious American Astronomical Society honor recognizing a lifetime of excellence in astronomical research, writing, and teaching.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomy award
lectureship
administeredBy American Astronomical Society Council
alsoKnownAs Henry Norris Russell Lectures
awardedFor lifetime of excellence in astronomical research
lifetime of excellence in astronomical teaching
lifetime of excellence in astronomical writing
awardType lifetime achievement award
category astronomy education awards
science and technology awards of the United States
country United States
discipline physical sciences
field astronomy
astrophysics
frequency annual
hasOfficialWebsite https://aas.org/grants-and-prizes/henry-norris-russell-lectureship
hasPart public lecture
inception 1946
isPartOf honors and prizes of the American Astronomical Society
languageOfName English
namedAfter Henry Norris Russell
namedForCountry United States
namedForOccupation astronomer
notableRecipient Alexei Filippenko
Allan R. Sandage
Bruce T. Draine
Edwin E. Salpeter
Eugene N. Parker
Frank H. Shu
James Peebles
Lyman Spitzer Jr.
Margaret Burbidge
Martin Schwarzschild
Sandra Faber
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Vera C. Rubin
Walter Baade
organizationRecipient individual astronomers
presentedBy American Astronomical Society
recognizes broad impact on the astronomical community
influential contributions to astronomy
selectionMethod selection by American Astronomical Society


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