Andrew Fabian
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Andrew Christopher Fabian OBE FRS[1][5] (born 20 February 1948) is a British astronomer and astrophysicist. He was Director of the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge from 2013 to 2018. He was a Royal Society Research Professor at the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge from 1982 to 2013, and Vice-Master of Darwin College, Cambridge from 1997 to 2012. He served as president of the Royal Astronomical Society from May 2008 through to 2010.[6]
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Andrew Fabian | |
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86th President of the Royal Astronomical Society | |
In office 2008–2010 | |
Preceded by | Michael Rowan-Robinson |
Succeeded by | Roger Davies |
Personal details | |
Born | Andrew Christopher Fabian (1948-02-20) 20 February 1948 (age 76)[1] |
Nationality | British |
Spouse | [2] |
Website | www |
Education | Daventry Grammar school[1] |
Alma mater | King's College London (BSc) University College, London (PhD) |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy |
Institutions | Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge University of Cambridge |
Thesis | The small scale isotropy of the cosmic X-ray background (1972) |
Doctoral advisor | Peter W. Sanford[3] |
Doctoral students | Carolin Crawford[3][4] Christopher S. Reynolds |
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