Chris Lintott
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| Chris Lintott at Jodcast Live 2016, at Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK. | |
| Born | Christopher John Lintott 26 November 1980 | 
| Education | Torquay Boys' Grammar School | 
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| Thesis | Analyses of the early stages of star formation (2006) | 
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| Doctoral students | Becky Smethurst | 
| Website | Official website | 
Christopher John Lintott FRAS (born 26 November 1980) is a British astrophysicist, author and broadcaster. He is a Professor of Astrophysics in the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford, and, since 2023, Gresham Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College, London. Lintott is involved in a number of popular science projects aimed at bringing astronomy to a wider audience and is also the primary presenter of the BBC television series The Sky at Night, having previously been co-presenter with Patrick Moore until Moore's death in 2012. He co-authored Bang! – The Complete History of the Universe and The Cosmic Tourist with Moore and Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Brian May.