George Efstathiou
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British astronomer (born 1955)
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George Efstathiou is a British astronomer, astrophysicist, and physicist who works as a university teacher. Born in Stuttgart in 1955, he is employed by the University of California, Berkeley. His primary field of work is cosmology. He speaks English and is recognized in the Royal Society collection.
Efstathiou was educated at Keble College, Durham University, under doctoral advisor Arnold Wolfendale. He has supervised doctoral students Ofer Lahav and Shaun Cole. He is a member of the Royal Society and the International Astronomical Union. His awards include the Hughes Medal, the Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics, the Gruber Prize in Cosmology, and the title of Fellow of the Royal Society.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Stuttgart
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- cosmology
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- date of birth
- 1955-00-00
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- International Astronomical Union
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