Professor Brian Graham Wilson (1930-2019) was an Australian astrophysicist and academic. He served as Vice-Chancellor of the
University of Queensland
, mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work
, established =
, endowment = A$224.3 million
, budget = A$2.1 billion
, type = Public research university
, chancellor = Peter Varghese
, vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry
, city = B ...
from 1979 to 1996, the role's longest tenure ever.
Prior to his career in academic administration, he was a noted researcher in astrophysics for over 15 years specialising in cosmic radiation, solar physics and x-ray astronomy.
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1930 births
Officers of the Order of Australia
Recipients of the Centenary Medal