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Subramanyan Chandrasekhar
| Full Name of the recipient | Subramanyan Chandrasekhar |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Year of Award | 1983 |
| Share in Award | 50.0% |
| Award Shared with | William Alfred Fowler (50.0%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for his theoretical studies of the physical processes of importance to the structure and evolution of the stars |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA |
| Place of Birth | Lahore, India (now known as Pakistan PAK) |
| Date of Birth | 19 October 1910 |
| Age at the time of Award | 72 years |
| Place of Death | Chicago, IL, United States USA |
| Date of Death | 21 August 1995 |
