David Southwood, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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British space scientist
Date of Birth: 30-Jun-1945
Place of Birth: Torquay, England, United Kingdom
Profession: scientist
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About David Southwood
- David John Southwood (born 30 June 1945) is a British space scientist who holds the post of Senior Research Investigator at Imperial College London.
- He was the President of the Royal Astronomical Society from 2012–2014, and earlier served as the Director of Science and Robotic Exploration at the European Space Agency (2001–2011).
- Southwood's research interests have been in solar–terrestrial physics and planetary science, particularly magnetospheres.
- He built the magnetic field instrument for the Cassini Saturn orbiter.
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