Sjur Refsdal
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Sjur Refsdal was a Norwegian astrophysicist renowned for pioneering the use of gravitational lensing to measure cosmological parameters such as the Hubble constant.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norwegian scientist
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astrophysicist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in astronomy ⓘ |
| citizenship | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Norway ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-12-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2009-01-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Hamburg Observatory
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University of Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Hamburg Observatory
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Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics NERFINISHED ⓘ Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Refsdal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrophysics
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cosmology ⓘ gravitational lensing ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Sjur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkNamedAfter |
Refsdal method for Hubble constant determination
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Refsdal supernova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honouredIn | naming of the multiply imaged supernova SN Refsdal ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of gravitational lensing as a cosmological tool
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measurements of the Hubble constant via strong lensing ⓘ |
| knownFor | method to determine the Hubble constant using gravitational lensing time delays ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Norwegian ⓘ |
| memberOf | Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Sjur Refsdal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering the use of gravitational lensing in cosmology
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proposing time-delay measurements in gravitationally lensed quasars ⓘ using gravitational lensing to measure cosmological parameters ⓘ |
| notableIdea | using gravitational lensing as a cosmological probe ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of astrophysics ⓘ |
| proposed | using time delays between multiple images in a gravitational lens to measure the Hubble constant ⓘ |
| residence |
Hamburg
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Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPublication | 1964 paper on gravitational lensing time delays ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hamburg
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Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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