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Georges Lemaître

Georges Lemaître
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Georges Henri Joseph Édouard Lemaître was a Belgian Catholic priest, theoretical physicist, and mathematician who made major contributions to cosmology and astrophysics.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Alexander OparinMarch 2, 1894 – April 21, 1980
  2. Georges Lemaître (this page)July 17, 1894 – June 20, 1966
  3. Norbert WienerNovember 26, 1894 – March 18, 1964
  4. Oskar KleinSeptember 15, 1894 – February 5, 1977
  5. Pelageya ShajnApril 19, 1894 – August 27, 1956
  6. Pyotr KapitsaJune 26, 1894 – April 8, 1984

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