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Fred Hoyle
Sir Fred Hoyle
British astronomer (1915–2001).
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Fred Hoyle
Sex or Gender
Male
Occupation
10 items
Screenwriter
Astronomer
Writer
Physicist
University Teacher
Mathematician
Non-Fiction Writer
Science Fiction Writer
Astrophysicist
Researcher
Member Of
Royal Society
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Philosophical Society
(1980 - )
Start Time
:
1980
American Association for the Advancement of Science
National Academy of Sciences
(1969 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences
Start Time
:
1969
Date of Birth
6/24/1915
Date of Death
8/20/2001
Place of Birth
Bingley
Place of Death
Bournemouth
Country of Citizenship
United Kingdom
Instance Of
Human
Educated At
Emmanuel College
(1933 - 1939)
Start Time
:
1933
End Time
:
1939
Bingley Grammar School
(1926 - 1932)
Start Time
:
1926
End Time
:
1932
Award Received
17 items
Fellow of the Royal Society
(1957)
Point in Time
:
1957
Royal Medal
(1974)
Point in Time
:
1974
Kalinga Prize
(1968)
Point in Time
:
1968
Balzan Prize
(1994)
Field of Work
:
Astrophysics
Country of Citizenship
:
United Kingdom
Point in Time
:
1994
Henry Norris Russell Lectureship
(1971)
Point in Time
:
1971
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
(1968)
Point in Time
:
1968
Karl Schwarzschild Medal
(1992)
Point in Time
:
1992
Bruce Medal
(1970)
Point in Time
:
1970
Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award
(1964)
Point in Time
:
1964
Knight Bachelor
(1972)
Point in Time
:
1972
Royal Society Bakerian Medal
(1968)
Point in Time
:
1968
Crafoord Prize in Astronomy
(1997)
Field of Work
:
Astronomy
Country of Citizenship
:
United Kingdom
Award Rationale
:
Study of nuclear processes in stars, stellar evolution
Point in Time
:
1997
Guthrie Lecture
(1960)
Point in Time
:
1960
Smith's Prize
(1938)
Point in Time
:
1938
Karl G. Jansky Lectureship
(1969)
Point in Time
:
1969
Royal Society Bakerian Medal
Cause of Death
Stroke
Given Name
Fred
Plaque Image
Child
Manner of Death
Natural Causes
Official Website
https://www.hoyle.org.uk
Doctoral Advisor
Rudolf Peierls
Paul Dirac
Maurice Pryce
Nominated For
Nobel Prize in Physics
(1964)
Point in Time
:
1964
Nobel Prize in Physics
(1965)
Point in Time
:
1965
Family Name
Hoyle
Field of Work
Astronomy
Name in Native Language
Fred Hoyle
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Employer
Cardiff University
(1975 - 2001)
Position Held
:
Honorary Professor
Start Time
:
1975
End Time
:
2001
University of Cambridge
(1945 - 1972)
Start Time
:
1945
End Time
:
1972
Victoria University of Manchester
(1972 - 2001)
Position Held
:
Honorary Professor
Start Time
:
1972
End Time
:
2001
British Admiralty Office
(1939 - 1945)
Start Time
:
1939
End Time
:
1945
Religion or Worldview
Theism
Irreligion
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Notable Work
B²FH Paper
Position Held
Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy
(1957 - 1972)
Replaces
:
Harold Jeffreys
Replaced By
:
Martin Rees
Start Time
:
1957
End Time
:
1972
Described by Source
Astronomers: A Biographical Reference
Ossian's Ride
Diseases From Space
The Black Cloud
Hoyle's Fallacy
Fifth Planet
Mayhew Prize
(1936)
Point in Time
:
1936
Geoffrey Hoyle
October the First Is Too Late
A for Andromeda
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