Margaret Burbidge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Margaret Burbidge

astronomer

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1919

Place of Birth: Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Profession: astronomer, astrophysicist, university teacher

Nationality: United States, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Eleanor Margaret Burbidge, FRS (née Peachey; born August 12, 1919) is a British-born American astrophysicist, noted for original research and holding many administrative posts, including Director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory. During her career, she served at the University of London Observatory, Yerkes Observatory of the University of Chicago, Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, England, the California Institute of Technology, and, from 1979 to 1988, was first director of the Center for Astronomy and Space Sciences at the University of California San Diego, where she has worked since 1962.