Paul Ledoux, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Ledoux

Belgian astronomer

Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1914

Place of Birth: Forrières, Wallonia, Belgium

Date of Death: 06-Oct-1988

Profession: astronomer, astrophysicist, university teacher

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Paul Ledoux (August 8, 1914 – October 6, 1988) was a Belgian astrophysicist, best known for his work on stellar stability and variability.
With Theodore Walraven, he co-authored one of the seminal works on stellar oscillations.
In 1964 Paul Ledoux was awarded the Francqui Prize for Exact Sciences.
He was awarded the Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1972 for investigations into problems of stellar stability and variable stars.
He was awarded the Janssen Medal of the French Academy of Sciences in 1976.