What is John Hugh Seiradakis?
[[File:Seiradakis John Hugh.png|right|200px]] '''John Hugh Seiradakis''' ({{lang-el|Ιωάννης-Χιου Σειραδάκης}}; 5 March 1948 &ndash; 3 May 2020) was a [[Greece|Greek]] astronomer and physicist. He was born in [[Chania]], [[Greece]]. He was best known for his works in the understanding of [[radio pulsars]], the [[galactic center]] and [[archaeoastronomy]]. He was a founding member of the [[Hellenic Astronomical Society]], the [[European Astronomical Society]] and the [[International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics]] (IOAA). He worked at the [[University of Thessaloniki]], [[Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy]], [[University of Hamburg]], [[University of California]] and at [[Victoria University of Manchester]]. Seiradakis died on 3 May 2020 in his home in [[Peraia]], Greece of problems caused by [[cancer]], aged 72.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Γιάννης Σειραδάκης: Πέθανε ο σπουδαίος αστροφυσικός|url=https://www.cnn.gr/news/ellada/story/217855/giannis-seiradakis-pethane-o-spoydaios-astrofysikos|last=Newsroom|date=2020-05-03|website=CNN.gr|language=el|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Έφυγε από τη ζωή ο καθηγητής Αστροφυσικής του ΑΠΘ Γιάννης Σειραδάκης {{!}} Kathimerini|url=https://www.kathimerini.gr/1076513/article/epikairothta/ellada/efyge-apo-th-zwh-o-ka8hghths-astrofysikhs-toy-ap8-giannhs-seiradakhs|website=www.kathimerini.gr|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Πέθανε ο διακεκριμένος καθηγητής Αστροφυσικής Γιάννης Σειραδάκης |url=https://www.in.gr/2020/05/03/greece/apeviose-o-diakekrimenos-kathigitis-astrofysikis-giannis-seiradakis/|website=in.gr|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Seiradakis, John Hugh}} [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Greece]] [[Category:Greek scientists]] [[Category:Physicists]] [[Category:Astronomers]] {{bio-stub}}