Martin Rees
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Martin John Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow, is a British cosmologist and astrophysicist. He was the fifteenth Astronomer Royal from 1995 to 2025, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, from 2004 to 2012, a
Official portrait, 2019
Order of Merit
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The Order of Merit is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 b
Martin Rees
…2005 – Crafoord Prize, with James Gunn and James Peebles 2007 – Order of Merit – in the personal gift of The Queen 2007 – Caird Medal of the National Maritime Museum…
Order of Merit badge awarded to Florence Nightingale
King Edward VII, founder of the Order of Merit
Reverse of the badge as awarded during the reign of Elizabeth II, 1952–2022