Portrait of Douglas Owen Gough
Date
2026
Sitter
Douglas Owen Gough (1941, British) , Astronomer
Creator
Anne-Katrin Purkiss (1959, British/German) , Photographer
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Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Douglas Owen Gough standing in front of the Northumberland Telescope at the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge. He is facing the camera and smiling through a full white beard and is dressed in a royal blue shirt with cream quilted waistcoat. June 2026
Douglas Owen Gough, British astronomer, Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Astrophysics in the University of Cambridge, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1997.
Douglas Owen Gough, British astronomer, Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Astrophysics in the University of Cambridge, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1997.
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