Margherita Hack

Margherita Hack Knight Grand Cross OMRI
Margherita Hack in 2006
Born	(1922-06-12)12 June 1922 Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Died	29 June 2013(2013-06-29) (aged 91) Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Alma mater	University of Florence
Spouse	Aldo De Rosa ​ (m. 1944)​
Awards	Targa Giuseppe Piazzi (1994) Premio Internazionale Cortina Ulisse (1995)
Scientific career
Fields	astrophysics popular science
Institutions	University of Trieste
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Margherita Hack Knight Grand Cross OMRI (Italian: [marɡeˈriːta ˈ(h)ak]; 12 June 1922 – 29 June 2013) was an Italian astrophysicist and scientific disseminator. The asteroid 8558 Hack, discovered in 1995, was named in her honour.