Jack Meadows (astronomer)

Arthur Jack Meadows (24 January 1934 – 18 July 2016) was a British astronomer and information scientist. Known for founding the astronomy department of University of Leicester.

He had a wide-ranging career, including working at the British Museum and as a professor of library and information studies. He published extensively (30 books and over 250 journal articles).

Books (selected)

 * Communication in Science
 * Communicating Research

Honors

 * A minor planet, Asteroid 4600 Meadows is named after him.
 * Fulbright scholar, 1959-1961