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Margherita Hack

Italian astronomer

Died when: 91 years 17 days (1092 months)
Star Sign: Gemini

 

Margherita Hack

Margherita Hack Knight Grand Cross OMRI (Italian: [marɡeˈriːta ˈ(h)ak]; 12 June 1922 – 29 June 2013) was an Italian astrophysicist and scientific disseminator.

The asteroid 8558 Hack, discovered in 1995, was named in her honour.


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