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had a career as professor of astronomy at Oxford. He was one of the advisers to 
Charles II about setting up the Royal Observatory and designed its first building. [DOC] [TLE] Christopher Wren | Explore Royal Museums Greenwich [PAR] The architect of St. Paul's Cathedral also designed the Royal Observatory at 
Greenwich ... In 1657, when Wren was only 25, he was appointed Professor of 
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interest for... [DOC] [TLE] History of the Royal Observatory | Royal Museums Greenwich ... [PAR] ... most famous now for his architecture, but also a former professor of astronomy 
at Oxford. ... A new era for Greenwich and for astronomy, time and navigation, 
had begun. ... Flamsteed House was the first part of the Observatory to be built. ... 
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improve the ... Paul's Cathedral after the Great Fire of 1666 but he also designed 
the Royal Observatory in Greenwich and was Professor of Astronomy at Oxford. [DOC] [TLE] Harold Spencer Jones - Wikipedia [PAR] In 1913 he was appointed Chief Assistant at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 
filling a vacancy created by the departure of Arthur Eddington to become... [DOC] [TLE] Christopher Wren - Wikipedia [PAR] Sir Christopher Wren PRS is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects 
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his .... In 1661, Wren was elected Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford, and 
in 1669 he was ... Returning from Paris, he made his first design for St Paul's. [DOC] [TLE] Royal Observatory, Edinburgh - Wikipedia [PAR] The Royal Observatory, Edinburgh (ROE) is an astronomical institution located 
on Blackford ... He travelled to Tenerife a few years later for site testing. .... After 
Malcolm Longair  ninth Astronomer Royal for Scotland  left in 1990, astronomy 
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made... [DOC] [TLE] The Royal Observatory Greenwich - where east meets west: The ... [PAR] Royal Observatory Greenwich The head of the Observatory - the Astronomer 
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made by Royal ... They included: 'Mathematicus Regius', 'Regius Professor of 
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the... [DOC] [TLE] BBC - History - Sir Christopher Wren [PAR] In 1657, Wren was appointed professor of astronomy at Gresham College in ... In 
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some might not know that he was once a professor of astronomy at Oxford 
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have been ... David Carter, who runs the RGO's

Question: Once a professor of astronomy, he designed the Royal Observatory at Greenwich
Answer: Sir Christopher Wren