Bohdan Paczyński

Bohdan Paczyński

Born	(1940-02-08)8 February 1940 Vilnius, Lithuania
Died	19 April 2007(2007-04-19) (aged 67) Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Nationality	Polish
Alma mater	University of Warsaw
Known for	Paczyński-Wiita potential
Awards	Karl Schwarzschild Medal (1981) Eddington Medal (1987) Heineman Prize (1992) Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science (1996) Henry Draper Medal (1997) Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1999) Bruno Rossi Prize (2000) Marian Smoluchowski Medal (2000) Bruce Medal (2002) Henry Norris Russell Lectureship (2006)
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy
Institutions	Polish Academy of Sciences Princeton University
Doctoral advisor	Stefan Piotrowski Włodzimierz Zonn

Bohdan Paczyński or Bohdan Paczynski (8 February 1940 – 19 April 2007) was a Polish astronomer notable for his theories and work in the fields of stellar evolution, accretion discs, and gamma ray bursts. He is the recipient of the Eddington Medal (1987), the Henry Draper Medal (1997), the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1999), and the Order of Polonia Restituta (2007).