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Harold Jeffreys
Sir Harold Jeffreys
British geophysicist and statistician (1891–1989).
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Occupation
Mathematician
Astronomer
Statistician
Seismologist
Member Of
Royal Society
(5/7/1925 - )
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
National Academy of Sciences
Place of Death
Cambridge
Country of Citizenship
United Kingdom
Date of Birth
4/22/1891
Date of Death
3/18/1989
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Copley Medal
(1960)
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In recognition of his distinguished work in many branches of geophysics, and also in the theory of probability and astronomy.
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1960
Royal Medal
(1948)
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1948
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
(1937)
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1937
Vetlesen Prize
(1962)
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1962
William Bowie Medal
(1952)
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1952
Murchison Medal
(1939)
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1939
Royal Society Bakerian Medal
(1952)
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1952
Adams Prize
(1927)
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1927
Victoria Medal
(1941)
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1941
Guy Medal in Gold
(1963)
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1963
Smith's Prize
(1915)
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1915
Buchan Prize
(1929)
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1929
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
(1953)
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1953
Knight Bachelor
Wollaston Medal
(1964)
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1964
Fellow of the Royal Society
(1925)
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1925
Royal Society Bakerian Medal
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
(1943 - )
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1943
Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
(1962)
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1962
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Durham University
(1907 - 1910)
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1907
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1910
St John's College
(1910 - 1914)
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1910
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1914
Newcastle University
University of Cambridge
Bertha Swirles
Nobel Prize in Physics
(1949)
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1949
Nobel Prize in Physics
(1964)
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1964
Nobel Prize in Physics
(1966)
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1966
University of Cambridge
(1914 - 1958)
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1914
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1958
Cavendish Laboratory
(1915 - 1917)
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1915
End Time
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1917
Met Office
(1917 - 1922)
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1917
End Time
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1922
Fatfield
England
Harold Jeffreys
Statistics
Geophysics
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Jeffreys
English
Male
Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy
(1946 - 1958)
Replaces
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Arthur Eddington
Replaced By
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Fred Hoyle
Start Time
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1946
End Time
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1958
Church of St Helen
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new churchyard extension
Coordinate Location
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55.2432°N 1.7595°W
H. F. Baker
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Jeffreys Prior
English
Astronomers: A Biographical Reference
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5/7/1925
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