Professor Steven Hawking's funeral will take place at the Cambridge University church on March 31, the scientist and cultural icon's family announced Tuesday. The service will be held in the prestigious institution's Great St Mary's church, a short distance from Gonville and Caius College, where where he worked at unlocking the secrets of the universe for more than 52 years.
British physicist Hawking died aged 76 on March 14 after a cosmic career in which his mental genius transcended his physical disability. As a scientist he earned comparisons with Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton.
Family, friends and colleagues will be invited to the private funeral service, which takes place at 2:00pm (1300 GMT). A private reception will be held afterwards at Trinity College.
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