Mario Hamuy
1960
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photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Chile
languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish
educated at: University of Arizona, University of Chile
occupation: astronomer
award received: National Prize for Exact Sciences, TWAS Prize for Earth Sciences, Guggenheim Fellowship
official website: www.mariohamuy.cl
Mario Andrés Hamuy Wackenhut (born 1960) is a Chilean Astronomer and Professor of Astronomy at the University of Chile and Cerro Calan Observatory. He is well known for his observational work on all classes of supernovae, especially the use of Type Ia and Type II supernovae as measures of cosmic distance. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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