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Name	Michael Andrew Dopita
Born	28 October, 1946 Kraslice, Czech Republic
Died	22 December, 2018 (aged 72) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Occupation or Descriptor *	academic (1975-2007) Australian Capital Territory, Australia astronomer (1975-2018) Australian Capital Territory, Australia astrophysicist (1975-2018) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Awards	Pawsey Medal (Australian Academy of Science) (recipient, 1983) Centenary Medal (recipient, 2001) Member of the Order of Australia (recipient, 2013)
Key Organisations *	Astronomical Society of Australia (fellow) International Astronomical Union (member) Astronomical Society of Australia (council member, 1993-1996) Australian Academy of Science (fellow, 1996)
Workplaces *	Australian National University (astronomy) (academic, 1975-2007) Australian National University (astronomy) (emeritus professor, 2007-2018)

* Dates are approximate

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