John Campbell Brown

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.

For other people named John Brown, see John Brown (disambiguation).

John Campbell Brown
John Brown receiving the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 2012
Born4 February 1947 
Died16 November 2019  (aged 72)
Occupation
Awards
Websitehttp://www.johncbrown.org/ 
Academic career
FieldsAstronomy 
Institutions
  • University of Glasgow (1968–2019)
  • University of Edinburgh (1996–2019)
  • University of Aberdeen (1998–2019) 
Academic advisorPeter Alan Sweet
Position heldAstronomer Royal for Scotland (1995–2019) 
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