Roger F. Griffin | |
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Born | 23 August 1935 [1] |
Died | 12 February 2021[1] | (aged 85)
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy |
Institutions | University of Cambridge, California Institute of Technology |
Roger Francis Griffin (23 August 1935 – 12 February 2021) was an astronomer and emeritus professor of Observational Astronomy at the University of Cambridge. [2] [3]
Griffin was raised in Surrey, and educated at Caterham School and St John's College, Cambridge, where he studied for a BA in Natural Sciences and a PhD in Astronomy. After receiving his doctorate he was a Research Fellow at St John's, and a Fellow there from 1972 until his death. [1] His most notable works are in the area of spectrography of stars. [4]
Griffin featured, along with Donald Lynden-Bell, Neville Woolf, and Wallace Sargent, in the 2015 documentary Star Men, which detailed their camaraderie and contributions to astronomy, and retraced their trip through the Southwestern United States.
Roger F. Griffin | |
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Born | 23 August 1935 [1] |
Died | 12 February 2021[1] | (aged 85)
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astronomy |
Institutions | University of Cambridge, California Institute of Technology |
Roger Francis Griffin (23 August 1935 – 12 February 2021) was an astronomer and emeritus professor of Observational Astronomy at the University of Cambridge. [2] [3]
Griffin was raised in Surrey, and educated at Caterham School and St John's College, Cambridge, where he studied for a BA in Natural Sciences and a PhD in Astronomy. After receiving his doctorate he was a Research Fellow at St John's, and a Fellow there from 1972 until his death. [1] His most notable works are in the area of spectrography of stars. [4]
Griffin featured, along with Donald Lynden-Bell, Neville Woolf, and Wallace Sargent, in the 2015 documentary Star Men, which detailed their camaraderie and contributions to astronomy, and retraced their trip through the Southwestern United States.