John Campbell Brown

British astronomer (1947-2019) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 72

John Campbell Brown 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.

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2019Died16 November 20192016Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward2012Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyAward1984Fellow of the Royal Society of EdinburghAward1947Born4 February 1947