Fred Hoyle

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Born: 1915-06-24
Died: 2001-08-20
From: Gilstead, Bingley, England, UK
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.1

Biography

Sir Fred Hoyle FRS was an English astronomer who formulated the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis and was one of the authors of the influential B²FH paper.

Awards & Nominations17 won · 2 nominated

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Crafoord Prize in Astronomy

1997
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Balzan Prize

1994
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Karl Schwarzschild Medal

1992
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Royal Medal

1974
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Knight Bachelor

1972
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Henry Norris Russell Lectureship

1971
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Bruce Medal

1970
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Karl G. Jansky Lectureship

1969
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Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society

1968
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Kalinga Prize

1968
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Royal Society Bakerian Medal

1968
Nominated

Nobel Prize in Physics

1965
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Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award

1964
Nominated

Nobel Prize in Physics

1964
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Guthrie Lecture

1960
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Fellow of the Royal Society

1957
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Smith's Prize

1938
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Mayhew Prize

1936
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Royal Society Bakerian Medal