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John Lighton Synge
John Lighton Synge
Irish physicist and author (1897-1995).
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John Lighton Synge
Occupation
Mathematician
Physicist
University Teacher
Writer
Place of Birth
Dublin
Country
:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Place of Death
Dublin
Country of Citizenship
Ireland
Instance Of
Human
Award Received
Fellow of the Royal Society
(1943)
Point in Time
:
1943
Henry Marshall Tory Medal
(1943)
Point in Time
:
1943
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
(1932)
Point in Time
:
1932
Date of Birth
3/23/1897
Date of Death
3/30/1995
Employer
University of Toronto
(1920 - 1925)
Start Time
:
1920
End Time
:
1925
Trinity College, Dublin
(1925 - 1930)
Start Time
:
1925
End Time
:
1930
University of Toronto
(1930 - 1943)
Start Time
:
1930
End Time
:
1943
Ohio State University
(1943 - 1946)
Start Time
:
1943
End Time
:
1946
Carnegie Institute of Technology
(1946 - 1948)
Start Time
:
1946
End Time
:
1948
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
(1948 - 1972)
Start Time
:
1948
End Time
:
1972
Member Of
Royal Society
(3/18/1943 - )
Start Time
:
3/18/1943
Royal Society of Canada
Royal Irish Academy
Given Name
John
Name in Native Language
John Lighton Synge
Child
Cathleen Synge Morawetz
Margaret Synge Dryer
Isabel Synge
Educated At
Trinity College, Dublin
(1915 - 1919)
Start Time
:
1915
End Time
:
1919
St. Andrew's College
(1911 - 1915)
Start Time
:
1911
End Time
:
1915
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Sex or Gender
Male
Family Name
Synge
Father
Edward Synge
Mother
Ellen Frances Price
Spouse
Elizabeth Eleanor Mabel Allen
(7/30/1918 - 9/21/1985)
End Cause
:
Death of Subject's Spouse
Start Time
:
7/30/1918
End Time
:
9/21/1985
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Native Language
English
Birth Name
John Lighton Synge
Position Held
Chairperson
(1961 - 1964)
Replaces
:
Aubrey Osborn Gwynn
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
Royal Irish Academy
Start Time
:
1961
End Time
:
1964
Relative
John Millington Synge
Kinship to Subject
:
Uncle
Richard Laurence Millington Synge
Kinship to Subject
:
Cousin
Sibling
Ada Kathleen Frances Synge
Victor Millington Synge
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Field of Work
Mathematics
Theoretical Physics
Theory of Relativity
Differential Geometry
Mechanics
Geometrical Optics
Described by Source
Physicists: Biographical Dictionary
Page(s)
:
245
Edward Hutchinson Synge
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