John Campbell Brown | |
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Born | 4 February 1947 |
Died | 16 November 2019 (aged 72) |
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Website | http://www.johncbrown.org/ |
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Fields | Astronomy |
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Academic advisor | Peter Alan Sweet |
Position held | Astronomer Royal for Scotland (1995–2019) |
John Campbell Brown OBE FRSE (4 February 1947 – 16 November 2019) was a Scottish astronomer who worked primarily in solar physics. He held the posts of Astronomer Royal for Scotland, the Regius Professor of Astronomy at the University of Glasgow, and honorary professorships at both the University of Edinburgh and the University of Aberdeen.