F. Richard Stephenson, Date of Birth

F. Richard Stephenson

British researcher in historical astronomy

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1941

Profession: astronomer, historian

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Professor F.
Richard Stephenson (born 1941) is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Durham, in the Physics department and the East Asian Studies department.
His research concentrates on historical aspects of astronomy, in particular analyzing ancient astronomical records to reconstruct the history of Earth's rotation.
He has an asteroid named after him: 10979 Fristephenson.