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Bernard Lyot

French astronomer
Bernard Ferdinand Lyot was a French astronomer. Wikipedia
Born: February 27, 1897, Paris, France
Died: April 2, 1952 (age 55 years), Cairo, Egypt
Awards: Lalande Prize (1928), Prix Jules Janssen (1932), Howard N. Potts Medal (1942), and more
Parents: Constant Lyot
Known for: Solar astronomy; Coronagraph; Lyot depolarizer; Lyot filter; Lyot stop