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{{short description|South African astronomer}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}{{Use British English|date=September 2014}}{{Infobox scientist
| name = Bernie Fanaroff
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| residence = South Africa
| nationality = South African
| field = Radio astronomy
| work_institution = Square Kilometre Array
| alma_mater = University of the Witwatersrand
University of Cambridge
| known_for = Fanaroff–Riley classification,[1] with Julia Riley
}}Bernie Fanaroff (born 1947) is a South African astronomer who was director of the South African square kilometre array.[2][3]

While working on his PhD in radio astronomy, he made a breakthrough in the classification of radio galaxies, along with British astronomer Julia Riley, which became known as the Fanaroff–Riley classification.[2]

After completing his PhD, he became a trade unionist and served as the national secretary for the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa before joining Government as a Deputy Director-General in the Office of President Nelson Mandela.[2]

Honours and awards

In 2017 he was awarded the Karl G. Jansky Lectureship.[4]

In 2018, he was presented a Lifetime achievement award by the National Research Foundation.[5]

References

1. ^{{cite journal |author=Fanaroff, Bernard L. |author2=Riley Julia M. |date=May 1974 |title= The morphology of extragalactic radio sources of high and low luminosity |journal=Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |volume=167 |issue= |pages=31P–36P|bibcode=1974MNRAS.167P..31F |doi=10.1093/mnras/167.1.31p}}
2. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/national-orders/recipient/dr-bernie-fanaroff | title=Dr Bernie Fanaroff | publisher=South African Presidency | accessdate=October 18, 2018}}
3. ^SKA. "Dr Bernie Fanaroff receives South Africa's highest honour" {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006075744/http://www.ska.ac.za/releases/20130427.php |date=6 October 2014 }}, Media release, Cape Town, 27 April 2014. Retrieved on 29 September 2014.
4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://public.nrao.edu/news/2017-jansky-lecture/|title=2017 Jansky Lectureship Awarded to South African Astronomer Bernie Fanaroff - National Radio Astronomy Observatory|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-09}}
5. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/technology/kudos-to-dr-bernie-fanaroff-17281265 | title=Kudos to Dr Bernie Fanaroff | publisher=IOL | date=October 1, 2018 | author=Africa News Agency}}
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