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Martin Rees

  • York: June 23, 1942 celebration
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    Martin Rees  

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    United Kingdom  

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    Martin Rees

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  • celebration Date of birth

    York: June 23, 1942  

  • language Official Website

    http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~mjr  

  • groups Political Party

     

  • verified Position Held

    1. Astronomer Royal
    2. member of the House of Lords
    3. President of the Royal Society
     

  • school Education

    1. Trinity College
    2. Shrewsbury School
    3. University of Cambridge
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. Bruno Rossi Prize (2000)
    2. ICTP Dirac Medal (2013)
    3. honorary Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (2016)
    4. Bruce Medal (1993)
    5. Bakerian Lecture (1982)
    6. Templeton Prize
    7. Nierenberg Prize (2015)
    8. UNESCO Niels Bohr Medal (2005)
    9. Wolf Prize in Physics (2024)
    10. Guthrie Medal and Prize (1989)
    11. Oskar Klein Medal (2002)
    12. Knight Bachelor
    13. Petrie Prize Lecture (2003)
    14. Isaac Newton Medal (2012)
    15. Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics (1984)
    16. honorary doctor of the Yale University (2008)
    17. Royal Society Bakerian Medal
    18. Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science (1998)
    19. Fellow of the Royal Society
    20. Science Writing Award
    21. Order of Merit
    22. Karl Schwarzschild Medal (1989)
    23. Albert Einstein World Award of Science
    24. Dalton Medal (2012)
    25. Henry Norris Russell Lectureship (2004)
    26. Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1987)
    27. Lilienfeld Prize (2017)
    28. Crafoord Prize in Astronomy (2005)
    29. Fritz Zwicky Prize for Astrophysics and Cosmology (2020)
    30. Clarivate Citation Laureates (2007)
    31. Michael Faraday Prize (2004)
    32. Marcel Grossmann Award (2015)
    33. Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
    34. Balzan Prize (1989)
    35. Karl G. Jansky Lectureship (1981)
    36. Gruber Prize in Cosmology (2001)
    37. honorary doctor of Harvard University (2016)
    38. honorary doctor of ETH Zürich (2012)
    39. Copley Medal (2023)
     

  • social_leaderboard Notable Works

     
  • British cosmologist and astrophysicist | Bruno Rossi Prize (2000), ICTP Dirac Medal (2013), honorary Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (2016), Bruce Medal

1. Inna Shevchenko

  • Kherson: June 23, 1990 celebration

Ukrainian feminist | prix de la laïcité (2017) | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Journalism | Kherson: June 23, 1990 - Dunedin

2. Anastasiia Radina

  • Kyiv: June 23, 1984 celebration

Ukrainian politician | Order of Princess Olga, 3rd class | Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman, Faculty of Philosophy, Taras Shevchenko

3. Andrii Antonyshchak

  • Novyi Rozdil: June 23, 1969 celebration
  • Lviv: March 27, 2024 deceased

Ukrainian politician | Medal For Military Service to Ukraine | Interregional Academy of Personnel Management | Novyi Rozdil: June 23, 1969 - Lviv: March 27, 2024

4. Bob Dold

  • Evanston: June 23, 1969 celebration

American politician | Eagle Scout | Denison University, Indiana University, Kellogg School of Management, New Trier High School | Evanston: June 23, 1969

5. Sylvia Burwell

  • Hinton: June 23, 1965 celebration

former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | Rhodes Scholarship (1987) | Harvard University, Worcester College | Hinton: June 23, 1965

6. Iryna Konstankevych

  • Lviv: June 23, 1965 celebration

Ukrainian politician | Excellence in Education of Ukraine Badge, Honored Worker of Education of Ukraine | Faculty of Philology of the State University of Kyiv

7. Antoine Homé (Antoine Home)

  • Mulhouse: June 23, 1965 celebration

Knight of the National Order of Merit (2016) | École nationale d'administration | Mulhouse: June 23, 1965 - Las Vegas: September 19, 2021 | Antoine Homé

8. Jean-Jacob Bicep

  • Sainte-Anne: June 23, 1965 celebration

French politician | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Paris 8 University | Sainte-Anne: June 23, 1965 - June 4, 1914 | Jean-Jacob Bicep | Sainte-Anne: June 23

9. Shriti Vadera, Baroness Vadera

  • Uganda: June 23, 1962 celebration

British banker (born 1962) | BBC 100 Women (2016) | Northwood College, Somerville College | Uganda: June 23, 1962 - Oslo: October 15, 1856 | Shriti Vadera

10. Sławomir Rybicki (Slawomir Rybicki)

  • Gdańsk: June 23, 1960 celebration

Polish politician | Cross of Freedom and Solidarity (2012), Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2015), Zasłużony Działacz Kultury | Faculty of Law

11. Anna Ekström (Anna Ekstrom)

  • Dalarna County: June 23, 1959 celebration

Swedish politician | Knight of the Legion of Honour (2013) | Stockholm University | Dalarna County: June 23, 1959 - Pyongyang: October 28, 2008 | Anna Ekström

12. Richard Descoings

  • 14th arrondissement of Paris: June 23, 1958 celebration
  • Manhattan: April 3, 2012 deceased

French official (1958-2012) | Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms, Officer of the National Order of Merit, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Knight of

13. John Hayes

  • Woolwich: June 23, 1958 celebration

British politician (born 1958) | Knight Bachelor (2018), Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2016) | Colfe's

14. Ildikó Bíró (Ildiko Biro)

  • Miskolc: June 23, 1955 celebration

Hungarian politician | Berzsenyi Daniel College | Miskolc: June 23, 1955 - Port Kaituma: November 18, 1978 | Ildikó Bíró - Bíró Ildikó (Ildiko Biro)

15. Vitalii Shevchenko

  • Ichnia: June 23, 1954 celebration
  • Kyiv: September 19, 2018 deceased

Ukrainian journalist | Honored journalist of Ukraine, Honorary Diploma of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

16. Armen Sarkissian

  • Yerevan: June 23, 1953 celebration

4th President of Armenia, Member of the Global Leadership Foundation, one of the directors of Eurasia House, physicist, diplomat, politician (born 1953)

17. Borys Petrov

  • Gelendzhik: June 23, 1952 celebration

Ukrainian metallurgist | Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class | National University "Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic"

18. Anna Šabatová (Anna Sabatova)

  • Brno: June 23, 1951 celebration

Czech politician and former ombudsman | United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights (1998), Czech Medal of Merit, 1st class (2002), Order of Tomáš

19. Clarence Thomas

  • Pin Point: June 23, 1948 celebration

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 1991 | Francis Boyer Award (2001), Horatio Alger Award (1992) | My Grandfather's Son

20. Yevgeny Alekseyev

  • Borovichi: June 23, 1947 celebration

Medal "Veteran of Labour" | Saint Petersburg State University of Telecommunications | Borovichi: June 23, 1947 - Sighet prison: July 19, 1954 | Yevgeny

21. Henri Weber

  • Khujand: June 23, 1944 celebration
  • Avignon: April 26, 2020 deceased

French politician (1944–2020) | Knight of the Legion of Honour (2016) | Faculty of Arts of Paris, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, Collège-lycée

22. Albert Pintat

  • Sant Julià de Lòria: June 23, 1943 celebration

Prime Minister of Andorra | Order of Prince Henry | University of Fribourg | Sant Julià de Lòria: June 23, 1943 - July 27, 1943 | Albert Pintat | Sant Julià

23. Martin Rees

  • York: June 23, 1942 celebration

British cosmologist and astrophysicist | Bruno Rossi Prize (2000), ICTP Dirac Medal (2013), honorary Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (2016), Bruce Medal

24. Jan Turski

  • June 23, 1940 celebration
  • Warsaw: May 5, 2016 deceased

Polish politician, diplomat | Pro Memoria Medal (2005) | Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology, University of Warsaw | June 23, 1940 - Warsaw: May 5, 2016 | Jan

25. Álvaro Pombo (Alvaro Pombo)

  • Santander: June 23, 1939 celebration

Spanish poet, novelist and activist | Premio Planeta de Novela (2006), Francisco Umbral Prize for Book of the Year (2023), Fastenrath Award (1999), Premio

26. Edwin W. Carrington

  • Tobago: June 23, 1938 celebration

Tobagonian diplomat | Honorary Order of the Yellow Star, Chaconia Medal, Order of Jamaica | McGill University, University of London, University of the West Indies

27. Martti Ahtisaari

  • Vyborg: June 23, 1937 celebration
  • Helsinki: October 16, 2023 deceased

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000 | Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Grand Cross of the Order of Merit

28. Alan Haselhurst

  • Yorkshire: June 23, 1937 celebration

British politician (born 1937) | Knight Bachelor | Oriel College, Cheltenham College, King Edward's School | Yorkshire: June 23, 1937 - January 29, 1938 | Alan

29. Costas Simitis

  • Piraeus: June 23, 1936 celebration
  • Corinth General Hospital: January 5, 2025 deceased

Greek jurist, economist, academic and politician (1936–2025) | Order of the White Star, 1st Class, Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1998)

30. Jesse White

  • Alton: June 23, 1934 celebration

American politician (1934-) | Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame (1999) | Alabama State University, Lincoln Park High School | Alton: June 23, 1934

31. Laulu Fetauimalemau Mata'afa

  • Samoa: June 23, 1928 celebration
  • Samoa: November 19, 2007 deceased

Samoan politician | honorary doctor of Victoria University of Wellington (1976) | Wairarapa College | Samoa: June 23, 1928 - Samoa: November 19, 2007 | Laulu

32. Jean-Jacques Cevey

  • Sainte-Croix: June 23, 1928 celebration
  • May 11, 2014 deceased

Swiss politician and journalist (1928-2014) | honorary doctor of the Paul Cézanne University (1985) | University of Lausanne | Sainte-Croix: June 23, 1928

33. Klaus von Dohnanyi

  • Hamburg: June 23, 1928 celebration

German politician | Theodor Heuss Medal (1988), Heinz Herbert Karry Award (2014), Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize (2006) | Columbia University, Thomasschule zu

34. Hennadii Vanieiev

  • Arbazhsky District: June 23, 1927 celebration
  • Kyiv: July 5, 2004 deceased

politician (1927-2004) | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "For Battle Merit" | Kyiv Naval Political College

35. John Habgood

  • Stony Stratford: June 23, 1927 celebration
  • March 6, 2019 deceased

Archbishop of York; Bishop of Durham; British Anglican bishop and life peer (1927-2019) | Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford, honorary doctorate from

36. Carlos Meléndez Chaverri (Carlos Melendez Chaverri)

  • Heredia: June 23, 1926 celebration
  • Heredia: June 12, 2000 deceased

Costa Rican diplomat and historian | Guggenheim Fellowship | University of Costa Rica | Heredia: June 23, 1926 - Heredia: June 12, 2000 | Carlos Meléndez

37. Óscar Pinochet de la Barra (Oscar Pinochet de la Barra)

  • Cauquenes: June 23, 1920 celebration
  • Santiago: May 28, 2014 deceased

Chilean diplomat and writer | Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru, Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise (1968) | Pontifical Catholic

38. Nikifor Biganenko

  • Smila Raion: June 23, 1914 celebration
  • Kyiv: June 27, 1977 deceased

politician (1914-1977) | Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy", Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of

39. William P. Rogers

  • Norfolk: June 23, 1913 celebration
  • Bethesda: January 2, 2001 deceased

American politician (1913–2001) | Presidential Medal of Freedom (1973) | Cornell Law School, Colgate University | Norfolk: June 23, 1913 - Bethesda: January 2, 2001

40. Antonio Carrillo Flores

  • Mexico City: June 23, 1909 celebration
  • Mexico City: March 20, 1986 deceased

Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Finance (1909-1986) | Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Grand Cross of

41. Li Xiannian

  • Hong'an County: June 23, 1909 celebration
  • Beijing: June 21, 1992 deceased

3rd President of the People's Republic of China (1909-1992) | Order of the Tribute to the Republic, People's Liberation Army Strategist | Shanghai Jiao Tong University

42. Arseniy Golovko

  • Prokhladny: June 23, 1906 celebration
  • Moscow: May 17, 1962 deceased

Soviet admiral (1906-1962) | Order of Lenin, Order of Brotherhood and Unity, Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Jubilee Medal "XX Years of

43. Jack Pickersgill

  • Norfolk County: June 23, 1905 celebration
  • Ottawa: November 14, 1997 deceased

Canadian federal politician based out of Newfoundland (1905-1997) | honorary doctor of the University of Manitoba, Honorary doctor of the University of

44. Paul Joseph James Martin

  • Ottawa: June 23, 1903 celebration
  • Windsor: September 14, 1992 deceased

Canadian MP and Senator, father of Prime Minister Paul Martin (1903-1992) | Companion of the Order of Canada, honorary doctorate at the Laval University (1952)

45. Wilber M. Brucker

  • Saginaw: June 23, 1894 celebration
  • Detroit: October 28, 1968 deceased

Governor of Michigan, United States Secretary of the Army (1894-1968) | Silver Star, Purple Heart | University of Michigan Law School, University of Michigan

46. Boris Golitsyn

  • Vladimir Governorate: June 23, 1880 celebration
  • Cannes: July 28, 1947 deceased

Russian politician (1880–1947) | Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class | Moscow State University | Vladimir Governorate: June 23, 1880 - Cannes: July 28, 1947

47. Prince Kuniyoshi Kuni

  • Kyoto: June 23, 1873 celebration
  • Tokyo: June 29, 1929 deceased

Japanese prince | Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, Collar of the Order of Charles III (1908), Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian

48. Elías Tormo (Elias Tormo)

  • Albaida: June 23, 1869 celebration
  • Madrid: December 21, 1957 deceased

Spanish literary critic, historian, archaeologist, politician, art critic and jurist | Grand Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword (1941)

49. Samuel Clason

  • Uppsala Cathedral Assembly: June 23, 1867 celebration
  • Hedvig Eleonora parish: December 19, 1925 deceased

Swedish politician (1867-1925) | Knight of the Order of the Polar Star (1905), Commander 1st class of the Order of Vasa (1920), Commander of the Order of Vasa

50. Ivan Shipov

  • Nizhny Novgorod: June 23, 1865 celebration
  • Rostov-on-Don: January 1, 1919 deceased

Russian politician (1865-1919) | Order of the Lion and the Sun, Legion of Honour, Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class, Order of

51. Christian Fredrik Michelet

  • Oslo: June 23, 1863 celebration
  • Bærum Municipality: July 25, 1927 deceased

Norwegian politician (1863-1927) | Knight of the Order of the Polar Star, commander of the Order of the Dannebrog | University of Oslo | Oslo: June 23, 1863

52. Pavel Plehve

  • Pskov: June 23, 1850 celebration
  • Moscow: April 10, 1916 deceased

Russian general (1850-1916) | Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, Order of the White

53. Cecil Norton, 1st Baron Rathcreedan

  • June 23, 1850 celebration
  • December 7, 1930 deceased

British politician (1850-1930) | baron (1916) | Trinity College Dublin, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst | June 23, 1850 - December 7, 1930 | Cecil Norton, 1st

54. Arsène Lambert (Arsene Lambert)

  • Carhaix-Plouguer: June 23, 1834 celebration
  • Paris: January 11, 1901 deceased

French politician (1834–1901) | Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour | École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr | Carhaix-Plouguer: June 23, 1834 - Paris

55. John Hay

  • Ythsie: June 23, 1816 celebration
  • Rose Bay: January 20, 1892 deceased

New South Wales politician, born 1816 | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George | University of Edinburgh, University of Aberdeen | Ythsie

56. Félix Rougane de Chanteloup (Felix Rougane de Chanteloup)

  • Vichy: June 23, 1801 celebration
  • Clermont-Ferrand: January 24, 1890 deceased

French politician (1801-1890) | Officer of the Legion of Honour | École polytechnique | Vichy: June 23, 1801 - Clermont-Ferrand: January 24, 1890 | Félix

57. Joseph-Olivier Andries

  • Ruddervoorde: June 23, 1796 celebration
  • Bruges: March 9, 1886 deceased

Belgian priest, historian, teacher and politician (1796-1886) | Iron Cross, Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, Knight of the Order of Leopold

58. Mathias Rosenblad

  • Lund: June 23, 1758 celebration
  • Stafsund: September 4, 1847 deceased

Swedish politician (1758-1847) | Order of Charles XIII (1815), Royal Order of the Seraphim (1811), Knight of the Order of the Polar Star (1794), Commander of

59. Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley

  • June 23, 1716 celebration
  • January 1, 1789 deceased

British politician | Fellow of the Royal Society, Knight Bachelor | St John's College | June 23, 1716 - January 1, 1789 | Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley

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