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Mark Birkinshaw
Born	1954
Died	2023  (aged 68–69)
Alma mater	University of Cambridge
Academic career
Institutions	University of Bristol

Mark Birkinshaw (1954–2023) was a British physicist who held the William P. Coldrick chair in Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University of Bristol. He was the first to detect the Sunyaev–Zel'dovich effect. Birkinshaw died in 2023.

References

1. Former University of Bristol profile
2. The Sunyaev-Zel'dovich Effect
3. "R.I.P. Mark Birkinshaw (1954–2023)". In the Dark. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
4. "Prof. Mark Birkinshaw (Vice-President) has sadly passed away – Bristol Astronomical Society". 2 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
5. "Tribute to Mark Birkinshaw, 1954 – 2023". Tribute to Mark Birkinshaw, 1954 – 2023.

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