Tycho Brahe Medal


The Tycho Brahe Medal is awarded by the European Astronomical Society. Namesake is the Danish astronomer of the Renaissance Tycho Brahe. Inaugurated in 2008, the prize is awarded annually in recognition of the pioneering of European astronomical instrumentations, or major discoveries based largely on such instruments. Since 2019, a medal has been awarded.

Laureates

The following persons have received the Tycho Brahe Prize/Medal:
YearName
2008
2009Françoise Combes
2010Raymond Wilson
2011Michael Perryman
2012Reinhard Genzel
2013
2014Antoine Labeyrie
2015Michel Mayor
2016
2017Bernard Delabre
2018Andrzej Udalski
2019Guy Monnet
2020Stefano Vitale
2021Frank Eisenhauer
2022Jean-Luc Starck
2023Anton Zensus
2024