John Campbell Brown

Summary

John Campbell Brown is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Dumbarton^[2]. He was born on +1947-02-04T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Isle of Skye^[4]. He died on +2019-11-16T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an astronomer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• John Campbell Brown was born in Dumbarton^[2].
• John Campbell Brown died in Isle of Skye^[4].
• John Campbell Brown was born on +1947-02-04T00:00:00Z^[3].
• John Campbell Brown died on +2019-11-16T00:00:00Z^[5].
• John Campbell Brown held citizenship in United Kingdom^[8].
• John Campbell Brown worked as an astronomer^[6].
• John Campbell Brown's field of work was astronomy^[9].
• John Campbell Brown held the position of Astronomer Royal for Scotland^[10].
• John Campbell Brown was employed by University of Glasgow^[11].
• John Campbell Brown was employed by University of Edinburgh^[12].
• John Campbell Brown was employed by University of Aberdeen^[13].
• John Campbell Brown's education included a stint at Dumbarton Academy^[14].
• John Campbell Brown received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[15].
• John Campbell Brown received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[16].
• John Campbell Brown received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[17].
• John Campbell Brown was a member of Royal Society of Edinburgh^[18].
• John Campbell Brown was a member of Brazilian Academy of Sciences^[19].
• John Campbell Brown was a member of Royal Astronomical Society^[20].
• John Campbell Brown was a member of Institute of Physics^[21].
• John Campbell Brown's image is recorded as John Campbell Brown.jpg^[22].
• John Campbell Brown is recorded as male^[23].
• John Campbell Brown's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• John Campbell Brown's ISNI is recorded as 0000000113441364^[25].
• John Campbell Brown's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 93269168^[26].
• John Campbell Brown's GND ID is recorded as 139781609^[27].

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Origins and Family

John Campbell Brown was born in Dumbarton^[2]. He was born on +1947-02-04T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

John Campbell Brown's education included a stint at Dumbarton Academy^[14].

Career and Affiliations

John Campbell Brown worked as an astronomer^[6]. His field of work was astronomy^[9]. Employers include University of Glasgow^[11], a public research university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1451^[30], headquartered in Glasgow^[31]; University of Edinburgh^[12], a public university^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1583^[34], headquartered in Edinburgh^[35]; and University of Aberdeen^[13], a public research university^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1495^[38], headquartered in Aberdeen^[39]. He held the position of Astronomer Royal for Scotland^[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[15], a science award^[40], in United Kingdom^[41], founded in 1824^[42]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[16], a fellowship award^[43], in United Kingdom^[44]; and Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[17], a grade of an order^[45], in United Kingdom^[46].

Death and Burial

John Campbell Brown died on +2019-11-16T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Isle of Skye^[4].

Why It Matters

John Campbell Brown ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47]

FAQs

Where was John Campbell Brown born?

John Campbell Brown was born in Dumbarton^[2].

Where did John Campbell Brown die?

John Campbell Brown passed away in Isle of Skye^[4].

What did John Campbell Brown do for work?

John Campbell Brown worked as astronomer^[6].

Where did John Campbell Brown go to school?

John Campbell Brown was educated at Dumbarton Academy^[14].

What awards did John Campbell Brown receive?

Honors received include Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[15], Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[16], and Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[17].