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Stephen Hawking
Biographical information
Born	8 January, 1942
Blood status	Muggle
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Hair colour	Brown
Skin colour	White
Affiliation
Occupation	Author Theoretical physicist

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Stephen William Hawking (b. 8 January, 1942) was a Muggle theoretical physicist and author. One of his works, A Brief History of Time, was also read by some wizards who had an interest to know the Muggle views on Physics.^[1]He also talked like a robot.

Etymology

The name "Stephen" comes from the Greek name Στεφανος (Stephanos) meaning "slow minded".

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Appears in photographs)

Notes and references