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Guido Münch

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Mexican astrophysicist (1921-2020)

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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 death
Pasadena
Occupation
astrophysicist
Languages spoken
Spanish
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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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