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Reinhard Genzel
| Full Name of the recipient | Reinhard Genzel |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Year of Award | 2020 |
| Share in Award | 25.0% |
| Award Shared with | Roger Penrose (50.0%) Andrea Ghez (25.0%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the centre of our galaxy |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany |
| Place of Birth | Bad Homburg, Germany DEU |
| Date of Birth | 24 March 1952 |
| Age at the time of Award | 67 years |
