Guido Münch
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Guido Münch, born Guido Muench-Paniagua in 1921 in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, was a male astronomer and astrophysicist. He held citizenship in Mexico and the United States and spoke Spanish. He was educated at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and the University of Chicago. His doctoral advisor was Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.
Münch was employed by Heidelberg University and was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He received the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research. His doctoral students included Virginia Louise Trimble, Judith Gamora Cohen, James E. Gunn, and Robert A. Parker. He had a child named Christopher Münch. He died in Pasadena in 2020.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Guido
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Cristóbal de Las Casas
- Place of death
- Pasadena
- Child
- Christopher Münch
- Occupation
- astrophysicist
- Educated at
- University of Chicago
- Employer
- Heidelberg University
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Doctoral advisor
- Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
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- date of birth
- 1921-06-09
- date of death
- 2020-04-29
- birth name
- Guido Muench-Paniagua
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