Jiří Grygar
Jiří Grygar (Czech: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈɡrɪɡar] ⓘ; born March 17, 1936, in Heinersdorf, Germany, now Dziewiętlice, Poland) is a Czech astronomer, popularizer of science and Kalinga Prize (1996) laureate.
Career
After studying physics at the
Grygar holds a
Between 2004 and 2008, Grygar was the president of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic, an association of the leading scholars in the country.[1]
Public appearances
Grygar is well known to the public in the Czech Republic and Slovakia due to his TV series about the Universe – Okna vesmíru dokořán ("Wide open windows of the Universe"; 1982–1990). As a member of the Český klub skeptiků Sisyfos scientific skeptic group,[2] he is also a prominent critic of pseudoscience and other unproven theories. A practising Catholic, he is also a well-known writer on the topic of the relationship between religion and science.[3]
Honors
On October 26, 1976, a
In 2009, Dr. Grygar was awarded one of the most prestigious Czech scientific awards, Česká hlava.[5]
In 2010, he was the inaugural recipient of the respectable Mensa Czech Republic Award.[6]
Grygar is a recipient of a number of other awards.[7]
References
- ^ "The Learned Society of the Czech Republic". www.learned.cz. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011.
- ^ "Sisyfos Czech Republic". Archived from the original on February 5, 2005.
- ^ s.r.o, NETservis. "Jiří Grygar – věda a víra". Víra.cz, Bůh, křesťanství. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011.
- ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7.
- ^ "Astrofyzik Jiří Grygar odmítl cenu Česká hlava". iROZHLAS. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011.
- ^ "Zprávy Mensy, Časopis Mensa". casopis.mensa.cz. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011.
- ^ Jiri Grygar curriculum vitae Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine