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Reinhard Genzel

German astronomer

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Reinhard Genzel is a German astrophysicist, co-director of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, a professor at LMU Munich and an emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy", which he shared with Andrea Ghez and Roger Penrose. In a 2021 interview given to Federal University of Pará in Brazil, Genzel recalls his journey as a physicist; the influence of his father, Ludwig Genzel; his experiences working with Charles H. Townes; and more.

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Born
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Place of birth
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe wd
Citizenship
Germany wd
Occupation
astronomer, university teacher, astrophysicist, scientist wd
Education
University of Bonn, University of Freiburg, Berthold-Gymnasium Freiburg wd

Awards wd

  • Prix Jules Janssen (2000)
  • Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order (2014)
  • Tycho Brahe Medal (2012)
  • Stern–Gerlach Medal (2003)
  • Balzan Prize (2003)
  • Harvey Prize (2014)
  • Petrie Prize Lecture (2005)
  • Herschel Medal (2014)
  • Karl Schwarzschild Medal (2011)
  • Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (1990)
  • Fellow of the American Physical Society (1985)
  • Albert Einstein Medal (2007)
  • Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2014)
  • The Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2008)
  • Crafoord Prize in Astronomy (2012)

Questions

When was Reinhard Genzel born?
Reinhard Genzel was born on 24 March 1952 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe.
Where did Reinhard Genzel study?
Reinhard Genzel was educated at University of Bonn, University of Freiburg, Berthold-Gymnasium Freiburg.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Reinhard Genzel · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q65807 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Reinhard Genzel.jpg by MPE (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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