Aleksander Wolszczan | |
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.jpg) Aleksander Wolszczan | |
| Born | 29 April 1946 |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Alma mater | Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń |
| Known for | Discovery of the first extrasolar planets and pulsar planets |
| Awards | Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science (1992) Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize (1996) Order of Polonia Restituta (1997) Marian Smoluchowski Medal (2001) Bohdan Paczyński Medal (2017) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomer |
Aleksander Wolszczan [alɛkˈsandɛr ˈvɔlʂt͡ʂan] (born 29 April 1946) is a Polish astronomer. He is the co-discoverer of the first confirmed extrasolar planets and pulsar planets.