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Michel Gustave Édouard Mayor
| Full Name of the recipient | Michel Gustave Édouard Mayor |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Year of Award | 2019 |
| Share in Award | 25.0% |
| Award Shared with | Phillip James Edwin Peebles (50.0%) Didier Patric Queloz (25.0%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Place of Birth | Lausanne, Switzerland CHE |
| Date of Birth | 12 January 1942 |
| Age at the time of Award | 76 years |
