- Born
- Died
- Birth nameColin Trevor Pillinger
- Colin Pillinger was born on May 9, 1943 in Bristol, England, UK. He was married to Judith Mary Hunter. He died on May 7, 2014 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
- SpouseJudith Mary Hunter(1975 - May 7, 2014) (his death, 2 children)
- "mutton chop" side-whiskers beard
- Strong Bristol accent
- He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Higher Education and to Science.
- Rovston, Hertfordshire, England
- He earned a PhD in chemistry from the University of Swansea, and was a research fellow at Cambridge University.
- He began his career at NASA, analyzing samples of moon rock during the Apollo program.
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