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]
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 |
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.