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'''John Andrew Peacock''', [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]], [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh|FRSE]] (born 27 March 1956)<ref name=CV>{{cite web|title=Curriculum Vitae: John Andrew Peacock|url=http://www.roe.ac.uk/~jap/cv.pdf|publisher=University of Edinburgh|accessdate=5 June 2014}}</ref> is a British [[cosmologist]] and academic. He has been Professor of Cosmology at the [[University of Edinburgh]] since 1998.<ref name="bio - The Shaw Prize Foundation">{{cite web|title=Biographical Notes of Laureates|url=http://www.shawprize.org/en/shaw.php?tmp=3&twoid=96&threeid=232&fourid=403|publisher=The Shaw Prize Foundation|accessdate=5 June 2014}}</ref> He was joint-winner of the 2014 [[Shaw Prize]].<ref name="Shaw Prize - Astronomy 2014">{{cite web|title=The Shaw Prize in Astronomy 2014|url=http://www.shawprize.org/en/shaw.php?tmp=3&twoid=96&threeid=232&fourid=402|publisher=The Shaw Prize Foundation|accessdate=5 June 2014|date=27 May 2014}}</ref>
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| image = John A. Peacock, cosmologist, at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh in 1989 (enhanced contrast).jpg
| caption = Peacock in 1989 while a staff astronomer at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh. The West Tower of the ROE is in the background.
| birth_name = John Andrew Peacock
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|3|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Shaftesbury]], England
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| field = [[Astrophysics]], [[Cosmology]]
| work_institution = [[University of Edinburgh]]
| alma_mater = [[Jesus College, Cambridge]]
| thesis_title = The radio spectra and cosmological evolution of extragalactic radio sources
| thesis_year = 1981
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| doctoral_advisor = [[Malcolm Longair]], <br /> J. Wall
| doctoral_students =
| known_for = [[Observable universe#Large-scale structure|Large-scale structure of galaxies]]
| prizes = [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh]] (2006) <br /> [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] (2007) <br /> [[Shaw Prize in Astronomy]] (2014)<br>[[Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society]] (2023)
| religion =
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| spouse = Heather Peacock
| website = {{URL|http://www.roe.ac.uk/~jap/}}
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'''John Andrew Peacock''', [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]], [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh|FRSE]] (born 27 March 1956)<ref name=CV>{{cite web|title=Curriculum Vitae: John Andrew Peacock|url=http://www.roe.ac.uk/~jap/cv.pdf|publisher=[[University of Edinburgh]]|access-date=5 June 2014}}</ref> is a British [[cosmologist]], astronomer, and academic. He has been Professor of Cosmology at the [[University of Edinburgh]] since 1998.<ref name="bio - The Shaw Prize Foundation">{{cite web|title=Biographical Notes of Laureates|url=http://www.shawprize.org/en/shaw.php?tmp=3&twoid=96&threeid=232&fourid=403|publisher=The Shaw Prize Foundation|access-date=5 June 2014|archive-date=17 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717100144/http://www.shawprize.org/en/shaw.php?tmp=3&twoid=96&threeid=232&fourid=403|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was joint-winner of the 2014 [[Shaw Prize]].<ref name="Shaw Prize - Astronomy 2014">{{cite web|title=The Shaw Prize in Astronomy 2014|url=http://www.shawprize.org/en/shaw.php?tmp=3&twoid=96&threeid=232&fourid=402|publisher=The Shaw Prize Foundation|access-date=5 June 2014|date=27 May 2014|archive-date=11 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911191203/http://www.shawprize.org/en/shaw.php?tmp=3&twoid=96&threeid=232&fourid=402|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Peacock was born on 27 March 1956 in [[Shaftesbury]], [[Dorset]], England, to Arthur Peacock and Isobel Peacock (''[[née]]'' Moir).<ref name="CV" /><ref name="Who's Who 2016">{{cite web|title=PEACOCK, Prof. John Andrew|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U245862|website=Who's Who 2016|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|date=November 2015|access-date=25 September 2016}}</ref> He studied [[Natural Sciences (Cambridge)|Natural Sciences]] at [[Jesus College, Cambridge]], and graduated with a [[First Class Honours|first class]] [[Bachelor of Arts]] (BA) degree in 1977.<ref name="CV" /> He then undertook [[postgraduate research]] at the [[University of Cambridge|University of Cambridge's]] [[Cavendish Laboratory]] under the [[Doctoral advisor|supervision]] of [[Malcolm Longair|M. S. Longair]] and J. V. Wall.<ref name="CV" /> He completed his [[Doctor of Philosophy]] (PhD) degree in 1981 with a [[doctoral thesis]] titled "The radio spectra and cosmological evolution of extragalactic radio sources".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Peacock|first1=J. A.|title=The radio spectra and cosmological evolution of extragalactic radio sources|url=http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.279548|website=E-Thesis Online Service|publisher=[[The British Library]]|access-date=25 September 2016|date=1981}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 1982, Peacock married Heather, a nurse and medical educator. Together, they have three children.<ref name="Shaw Prize - Autobiography">{{cite web|title=Autobiography - John A Peacock|url=http://www.shawprize.org/en/shaw.php?tmp=3&twoid=96&threeid=232&fourid=421&fiveid=205|website=Shaw Laureates|publisher=The Shaw Prize|access-date=2 May 2015|date=24 September 2014|archive-date=22 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622140451/http://www.shawprize.org/en/shaw.php?tmp=3&twoid=96&threeid=232&fourid=421&fiveid=205|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==
In 2006, Peacock was elected [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh]] (FRSE).<ref>{{cite web|title=Directory 2013/14|url=http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/publications/directory/directory_nolist.pdf|publisher=Royal Society of Edinburgh|accessdate=5 June 2014|format=pdf|year=2013}}</ref> In 2007, he was elected [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] (FRS).<ref>{{cite web|title=Fellows|url=https://royalsociety.org/about-us/fellowship/fellows/|publisher=The Royal Society|accessdate=5 June 2014}}</ref>
In 2006, Peacock was elected [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh]] (FRSE).<ref>{{cite web|title=Directory 2013/14|url=http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/publications/directory/directory_nolist.pdf|publisher=[[Royal Society of Edinburgh]]|access-date=5 June 2014|year=2013|archive-date=2 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302044028/http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/publications/directory/directory_nolist.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2007, he was elected [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] (FRS).<ref>{{cite web|title=Fellows|url=https://royalsociety.org/about-us/fellowship/fellows/|publisher=[[The Royal Society]]|access-date=5 June 2014}}</ref> In 2014, he was jointly awarded the [[Shaw Prize|Shaw Prize for Astronomy]] 'for their contributions to the measurements of features in the large-scale structure of galaxies used to constrain the cosmological model including baryon acoustic oscillations and redshift-space distortions'. His co-recipients were [[Daniel Eisenstein]] and [[Shaun Cole]].<ref name="Shaw Prize - Astronomy 2014" />


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John Peacock
FRS FRSE
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

(1956-03-27) 27 March 1956 (age 68)
Shaftesbury, England
Alma materJesus College, Cambridge
Known forLarge-scale structure of galaxies
SpouseHeather Peacock
AwardsFellow 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
FieldsAstrophysics, Cosmology
InstitutionsUniversity of Edinburgh
Thesis The radio spectra and cosmological evolution of extragalactic radio sources  (1981)
Doctoral advisorMalcolm Longair,
J. Wall
Websitewww.roe.ac.uk/~jap/

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]

Early life and education

Peacock was born on 27 March 1956 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, to Arthur Peacock and Isobel Peacock (née Moir).[1][4] He studied Natural Sciences at Jesus College, Cambridge, and graduated with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1977.[1] He then undertook postgraduate research at the University of Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory under the supervision of M. S. Longair and J. V. Wall.[1] He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1981 with a doctoral thesis titled "The radio spectra and cosmological evolution of extragalactic radio sources".[5]

Personal life

In 1982, Peacock married Heather, a nurse and medical educator. Together, they have three children.[6]

Honours

In 2006, Peacock was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE).[7] In 2007, he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS).[8] In 2014, he was jointly awarded the Shaw Prize for Astronomy 'for their contributions to the measurements of features in the large-scale structure of galaxies used to constrain the cosmological model including baryon acoustic oscillations and redshift-space distortions'. His co-recipients were Daniel Eisenstein and Shaun Cole.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Curriculum Vitae: John Andrew Peacock" (PDF). University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Biographical Notes of Laureates". The Shaw Prize Foundation. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ "PEACOCK, Prof. John Andrew". Who's Who 2016. Oxford University Press. November 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. ^ Peacock, J. A. (1981). "The radio spectra and cosmological evolution of extragalactic radio sources". E-Thesis Online Service. The British Library. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Autobiography - John A Peacock". Shaw Laureates. The Shaw Prize. 24 September 2014. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Directory 2013/14" (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Fellows". The Royal Society. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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