Leon Mestel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leon Mestel

British astronomer

Date of Birth: 05-Aug-1927

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 15-Sep-2017

Profession: astronomer, mathematician, astrophysicist, university teacher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Leon Mestel (5 August 1927 – 15 September 2017) was a British astronomer and astrophysicist and Emeritus Professor at the University of Sussex.
His research interests were in the areas of star formation and structure, especially stellar magnetism and astrophysical magnetohydrodynamics.
He was awarded both the Eddington Medal (1993) and the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (for Astronomy, 2002).
Following his retirement, he wrote several obituaries and biographical articles on physicists and astrophysicists.