Brian Warner (astronomer)
British South African astronomer (1939–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the American astronomer, see Brian D. Warner.
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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Born | (1939-05-25)25 May 1939 Crawley Down, Sussex, England |
Died | 5 May 2023(2023-05-05) (aged 83) South Africa |
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Thesis | Abundances in Late-Type Stars (1964) |
Doctoral advisor | Roy Henry Garstang |
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