Back جون بيكوك Arabic John A. Peacock German John Andrew Peacock Portuguese Пикок, Джон Эндрю Russian ஜான் ஏ. பீகாக் Tamil Джон Ендрю Пікок Ukrainian 约翰·皮科克 Chinese
John Peacock | |
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.jpg) Peacock in 1989 while a staff astronomer at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh. The West Tower of the ROE is in the background. | |
| Born | John Andrew Peacock 27 March 1956 Shaftesbury, England |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Large-scale structure of galaxies |
| Spouse | Heather Peacock |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2006) Fellow of the Royal Society (2007) Shaw Prize in Astronomy (2014) Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (2023) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics, Cosmology |
| Institutions | University of Edinburgh |
| Thesis | The radio spectra and cosmological evolution of extragalactic radio sources (1981) |
| Doctoral advisor | Malcolm Longair, J. Wall |
| Website | www |
John Andrew Peacock, FRS, FRSE (born 27 March 1956)[1] is a British cosmologist, astronomer, and academic. He has been Professor of Cosmology at the University of Edinburgh since 1998.[2] He was joint-winner of the 2014 Shaw Prize.[3]
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae: John Andrew Peacock" (PDF). University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Biographical Notes of Laureates". The Shaw Prize Foundation. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "The Shaw Prize in Astronomy 2014". The Shaw Prize Foundation. 27 May 2014. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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