John Campbell Brown

John Campbell Brown
John Brown receiving the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 2012
Born	4 February 1947
Died	16 November 2019 (aged 72)
Occupation	Astronomer
Awards	Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (2012) Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1984) Officer of the Order of the British Empire (2016)
Website	www.johncbrown.org
Academic career
Fields	Astronomy
Institutions	University of Glasgow (1968–2019) University of Edinburgh (1996–2019) University of Aberdeen (1998–2019)
Academic advisor	Peter Alan Sweet

Position held	Astronomer Royal for Scotland (1995–2019)

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.