Andre Geim

Russian-born Dutch-British physicist

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Occupation

scientist

Born in

Sochi

Born

October 21, 1958

Zodiac

Libra

24,783

days alive

67

years old

Born
October 21, 1958 in 🇬🇧Sochi
Zodiac
♎︎Libra·dog 🐕
Updated Jul 2026

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Sun Sign

Libra♎︎

Moon Sign

Aquarius♒︎

Dominant Element

Air

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Planetary positions calculated for October 21, 1958

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Timeline
2024
Day 23,813
Age 65

Continued research and academic pursuits

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2024

Continues research at the University of Manchester.

2023
Day 23,448
Age 64

Continued research and academic pursuits

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2023

Continues research at the University of Manchester.

2018
Day 21,622
Age 59

Elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2018

Elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS).

2012
Day 19,430
Age 53

Knight Bachelor

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2012

Knighted in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to science.

2010
Day 18,977
Age 51

Nobel Prize in Physics

Confidence
96%
Oct 5, 2010

Awarded jointly with Konstantin Novoselov for graphene research.

Day 18,700
Age 51

Ig Nobel Prize in Physics

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2010

Awarded for experiments levitating a live frog with magnets.

2007
Day 17,604
Age 48

Appointed Royal Society Research Professor

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2007

Appointed Royal Society Research Professor at Manchester.

2004
Day 16,508
Age 45

Discovery of Graphene

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2004

Isolated graphene with Konstantin Novoselov.

2001
Day 15,413
Age 42

Moved to the University of Manchester

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 2001
1994
Day 12,856
Age 35

Moved to the University of Nijmegen

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 1994
1990
Day 11,395
Age 31

Postdoctoral Research at University of Bath

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 1990
1987
Day 10,299
Age 28

PhD in Physics

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1987

Earned a PhD in Physics from the Institute of Solid State Physics.

Day 10,299
Age 28

Research Scientist at Institute for Microelectronics Technology

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1987

Worked as a research scientist.

1982
Day 8,473
Age 23

Graduated from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1982

Graduated from MIPT.

1976
Day 6,281
Age 17

Started Studies at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1976

Began studies at MIPT.

1958
Day 0
Age 0

Birth

Confidence
96%
Oct 21, 1958

Born in Sochi, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.