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Govind Swarup
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Govind Swarup (1929–2020) was an Indian astronomer born in Moradabad district. He held citizenship in the British Raj and India. Swarup was educated at Stanford University and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. His doctoral advisor was Ronald N. Bracewell. He resided in Pune, where he also died.
Swarup was a member of the Royal Society and the Indian Academy of Sciences. He received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology and the Herschel Medal. His work is recognized in the Royal Society collection. He spoke and wrote in Hindi, which was also his native language.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- British Raj
- Place of birth
- Moradabad district
- Place of death
- Pune
- Occupation
- astronomer
- Educated at
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
- Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Native language
- Hindi
- Doctoral advisor
- Ronald N. Bracewell
- Residence
- Pune
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- date of birth
- 1929-01-01
- member of
- Indian Academy of Sciences
- Commons category
- Govind Swarup
- date of death
- 2020-09-07
- name in native language
- गोविन्द स्वरुप
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