Andrew Fabian
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 20 February 1948 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | |
| Website | www |
| Education | Daventry Grammar school |
| 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 |
| Doctoral students | |
Andrew Christopher Fabian (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.