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ellis , september 2012 . at the eso@50 conference , garching near munich colwyn bay , wales bakerian -rrb- 2007 gold medal of the royal astronomical society 2011 lecture breakthrough prize in fundamental physics -lrb- shared -rrb- 2014 1998 gruber prize in cosmology -lrb- shared british astronomy university of cambridge caltech 25 may 1950 richard ellis - 01.jpg richard ellis -lrb- astronomer -rrb-
 richard salisbury ellis university college london university of oxford
richard ellis -lrb- astronomer -rrb-

richard salisbury ellis cbe frs -lrb- born 25 may 1950 , colwyn bay , wales -rrb- is the steele professor of astronomy at the california institute of technology -lrb- caltech -rrb- .
he was awarded the 2011 gold medal of the royal astronomical society .
