John A. Peacock
John Andrew Peacock, FRS, FRSE (born 27 March 1956) is a British cosmologist, astronomer, and academic. He has been Professor of Cosmology at the University of Edinburgh since 1998. He was joint-winner of the 2014 Shaw Prize.
John Peacock | |
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Peacock in 1989 while a staff astronomer at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh. The West Tower of the ROE is in the background. | |
| Born | John Andrew Peacock 27 March 1956 Shaftesbury, England |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Large-scale structure of galaxies |
| Spouse | Heather Peacock |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2006) Fellow of the Royal Society (2007) Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2014) Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (2023) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics, Cosmology |
| Institutions | University of Edinburgh |
| Thesis | The radio spectra and cosmological evolution of extragalactic radio sources (1981) |
| Doctoral advisor | Malcolm Longair, J. Wall |
| Website | www |
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