  martin john rees, baron rees of ludlow, kt., om, frs, honfreng fmedsci (born 23 june 1942) is a british cosmologist and astrophysicist. he has been astronomer royal since 1995 and was master of trinity college, cambridge from 2004 to 2012 and president of the royal society between 2005 and 2010. ==early life== rees was born on 23 june 1942 in york, england. gro register of births: sep 1942 9c 1465 york - martin j. rees, mmn=bett he was educated at [[beds
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