Guido Münch

Guido Münch Paniagua
Guido Münch Paniagua
Born	June 9, 1921; San Cristóbal de las Casas
Died	April 29, 2020 (aged 98); Pasadena
Nationality	Mexican
Education	National Autonomous University of Mexico; University of Chicago;
Awards	Guggenheim Fellowship; NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal; American Academy of Arts and Sciences; National Academy of Sciences;
	Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy; Astrophysics;
Institutions	Tacubaya Observatory; Yerkes Observatory; Caltech; Max Planck Institute for Astronomy; University of Heidelberg; Calar Alto Observatory; Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias;
Thesis	Problems of Radiative Transfer in the Theory of Stellar Atmospheres (1946)
Doctoral advisor	Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Doctoral students	Judith Gamora Cohen; James Gunn; Robert A. Parker; Mónica Rodríguez; Virginia Trimble;

Guido Münch Paniagua (June 9, 1921 – 29 April 2020) was a Mexican astronomer and astrophysicist.

Guido Münch Paniagua
Born	(1921-06-09)June 9, 1921 San Cristóbal de las Casas
Died	April 29, 2020(2020-04-29) (aged 98) Pasadena
Nationality	Mexican
Education	National Autonomous University of Mexico University of Chicago
Awards	Guggenheim Fellowship NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal American Academy of Arts and Sciences National Academy of Sciences
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy Astrophysics
Institutions	Tacubaya Observatory Yerkes Observatory Caltech Max Planck Institute for Astronomy University of Heidelberg Calar Alto Observatory Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
Thesis	Problems of Radiative Transfer in the Theory of Stellar Atmospheres (1946)
Doctoral advisor	Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Doctoral students	Judith Gamora Cohen James Gunn Robert A. Parker Mónica Rodríguez Virginia Trimble