Brian Warner (astronomer)

Brian Warner

Hon. FRSSAf
Brian Warner; Hon. FRSSAf
Born	25 May 1939; Crawley Down, Sussex, England
Died	5 May 2023 (aged 83); South Africa
Alma mater	University College London ( BSc, PhD); University of London (DSc); University of Oxford (DSc);
Awards	John F.W. Herschel Medal (1988); Gill Medal (1992); Science-for-Society Gold Medal (2004);
	Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy; History of astronomy;
Institutions	University College London; Balliol College, Oxford; University of Texas at Austin; University of Cape Town;
Thesis	Abundances in Late-Type Stars (1964)
Doctoral advisor	Roy Henry Garstang
Doctoral students	Ed Nather; Tim Hawarden;

Brian Warner (25 May 1939 – 5 May 2023) Hon. FRSSAf was a British South African optical astronomer who was Emeritus Distinguished Professor of natural philosophy at the University of Cape Town. Warner's research included cataclysmic variable stars, pulsars, degenerate stars and binary stars. He also researched and published on the history of astronomy in South Africa.

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