Margherita Hack
Margherita Hack | |
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Hack in 2006 | |
| Born | 12 June 1922 |
| Died | 29 June 2013 (aged 91) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | University of Florence |
| Spouse |
Aldo De Rosa (m. 1944) |
| Awards | Targa Giuseppe Piazzi (1994) Premio Internazionale Cortina Ulisse (1995) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | astrophysics popular science |
| Institutions | University of Trieste |
| Signature | |
Margherita Hack Knight Grand Cross OMRI (Italian: [marɡeˈriːta ˈak]; 12 June 1922 – 29 June 2013) was an Italian astrophysicist and science communicator. The asteroid 8558 Hack, discovered in 1995, was named in her honour.