Michel Mayor

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Michel_Mayor
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
astronomer
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Geneva
gptkb:University_of_Lausanne
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Wolf_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:birthDate 1942-01-12
gptkbp:birthPlace Lausanne
gptkbp:coDiscovererWith gptkb:Didier_Queloz
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:51_Pegasi_b
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:André_Maeder
gptkbp:doctoralStudent gptkb:Didier_Queloz
gptkbp:employer gptkb:University_of_Geneva
gptkbp:field gptkb:astronomy
astrophysics
gptkbp:gender male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Michel Mayor
gptkbp:knownFor discovery of 51 Pegasi b
discovery of exoplanets
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Swiss_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality Swiss
gptkbp:NobelPrizeMotivation for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 2019
gptkbp:retired yes
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Françoise_Mayor
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:Geneva_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pontifical_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4