Honorific Prefix: | Emeritus Professor |
Brian Wilson | |
Honorific Suffix: | AO |
Birth Date: | 1930 |
Birth Place: | Belfast |
Death Date: | 2019 |
Death Place: | France |
Occupation: | Astrophysicist |
Awards: | Centenary Medal |
Professor Brian Graham Wilson (1930-2019) was an Australian astrophysicist and academic. He served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Queensland from 1979 to 1996, the role's longest tenure ever.[1]
Prior to his career in academic administration, he was a noted researcher in astrophysics for over 15 years specialising in cosmic radiation, solar physics and x-ray astronomy.[2]