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Born on June 16, 1965, Andrea M. Ghez is from New York City, New York, United States. Public records list Andrea M. Ghez as an astronomer, university teacher and mathematician. That works out to 61 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. Recorded honors include MacArthur Fellows Program (2008), Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy (1994), Royal Society Bakerian Medal (2016) and 5 more.
My Take
What gets me about Andrea Ghez is the patience the work demanded. She didn't just theorize about the Milky Way's center, she spent decades tracking individual stars whipping around something invisible until the case for a supermassive black hole became impossible to argue with. That 2020 Nobel, shared with Reinhard Genzel, capped a run of recognition stretching back to the 1994 Annie Jump Cannon Award and the 2008 MacArthur grant. As only the fourth woman to win the physics Nobel, she carries weight beyond the data. I find her the rare scientist whose persistence is as instructive as her discovery.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Andrea M. Ghez
- Name (Japanese)
- アンドレア・ゲズ
- Reading
- あんどれあ・げず
- Born
- June 16, 1965 (age 61)
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Occupation
- astronomer / university teacher / mathematician / scientist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Snake
2. Background
- University
- University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
Awards & achievements
- 2008 MacArthur Fellows Program
- 1994 Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy
- 2016 Royal Society Bakerian Medal
- 1999 Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award
- 2012 Crafoord Prize in Astronomy
- 2004 Sackler Prize for Physics
- 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics
- 2017 Sven Berggren prize
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.astro.ucla.edu/~ghez/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea%20M.%20Ghez
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B2%E3%82%BA
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q493956
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Andrea M. Ghez born?
Andrea M. Ghez was born on June 16, 1965 and is 61 years old.
Where is Andrea M. Ghez from?
Andrea M. Ghez is from New York City, New York, United States.
What does Andrea M. Ghez do?
Andrea M. Ghez works as astronomer, university teacher, mathematician, scientist.
Where did Andrea M. Ghez study?
Andrea M. Ghez attended University of Chicago Laboratory Schools.
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