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Gérard de Vaucouleurs

French astronomer (1918-1995).

Born April 25th, 1918 in Paris.

Died October 7th, 1995 at 77 years old in Austin.

Occupations
astronomer, university teacher

The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein