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Edward Arthur Milne

Arthur Milne

British astrophysicist and mathematician (1896-1950).

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Sex or Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Kingston upon Hull

Place of Death

Dublin

Country of Citizenship

United Kingdom

Date of Birth

2/14/1896

Date of Death

9/21/1950

Instance Of

Human

Award Received

Fellow of the Royal Society
(1926)
Point in Time
: 1926
Royal Medal
(1941)
Point in Time
: 1941
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
(1935)
Point in Time
: 1935
Bruce Medal
(1945)
Point in Time
: 1945
Royal Society Bakerian Medal
(1929)
Point in Time
: 1929

Occupation

Mathematician
Docent
Astrophysicist
Astronomer
Physicist
University Teacher

Member Of

Royal Society
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society

Employer

Victoria University of Manchester
(1924 - 1928)
Start Time
: 1924
End Time
: 1928
Royal Air Force
(1916 - 1919)
Start Time
: 1916
End Time
: 1919
Trinity College
(1919 - 1920)
Start Time
: 1919
End Time
: 1920
Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
(1920 - 1924)
Start Time
: 1920
End Time
: 1924
University of Oxford
(1929 - 1950)
Start Time
: 1929
End Time
: 1950

Educated At

Trinity College
(1914 - 1916)
Start Time
: 1914
End Time
: 1916

Given Name

Edward
Series Ordinal
:1
Arthur
Series Ordinal
:2

Described by Source

Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
Section
:Милн Эдуард Артур
Astronomers: A Biographical Reference

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Student

Arthur Geoffrey Walker

Family Name

Milne

Place of Burial

Wolvercote Cemetery
Burial Plot Reference
:C1-201
Coordinate Location
: 51.7918°N 1.2744°W

Position Held

Chairperson
(1937 - 1939)
Replaced By
:
G.H. Hardy
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
London Mathematical Society
Start Time
: 1937
End Time
: 1939
Chairperson
(1943 - 1943)
Replaces
:
Sydney Chapman
Replaced By
:
Harry Hemley Plaskett
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
Royal Astronomical Society
Start Time
: 1943
End Time
: 1943
Beyer Chair of Applied Mathematics
(1924 - 1928)
Replaces
:
Sydney Chapman
Replaced By
:
Douglas Hartree
Start Time
: 1924
End Time
: 1928
Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics
(1929 - 1950)
Replaced By
:
Charles Coulson
Start Time
: 1929
End Time
: 1950
Secretary
(1927 - 1929)
Represents
:
Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society
Start Time
: 1927
End Time
: 1929

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Name in Native Language

Edward Arthur Milne

Interested In

Mathematics
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Replaces
:
George Barker Jeffery
Hymers College
(1906 - 1914)
Start Time
: 1906
End Time
: 1914