he continues to undertake research. Awards and honours McIntyre Award (1983) of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa The John F.W. Herschel Medal (1988) of the Royal Society of South Africa South Africa Medal (1989) of the Southern African Association for the Advancement of Science Gill Medal (1992) of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa Honorary fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (1994) Honorary member of the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand (1995) Science-for-Society Gold Medal (2004) of the Academy of Science of South Africa Honorary fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa (2008) Honorary doctorate from the University of Cape Town (2009) Honorary fellow of University College London (2009) Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (2009) Books Authored Edited References 1939 births People from Essex British astronomers South African astronomers Alumni of University College London Academics of University College London Academics of the University of Oxford University of Texas at Arlington faculty Academic staff of the University of Cape Town Fellows of the Royal Astronomical Society Fellows of the Royal Society of South Africa Historians of astronomy Living people