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Sydney Chapman
S. Chapman
British mathematician and geophysicist (1888–1970).
Wikipedia | Sydney Chapman (Mathematician)
Statements about
Sydney Chapman
Sex or Gender
Male
Occupation
Mathematician
Astronomer
Physicist
University Teacher
Geophysicist
Member Of
Royal Society
(5/15/1919 - )
Start Time
:
5/15/1919
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Accademia Nazionale Dei Lincei
Royal Society of Edinburgh
National Academy of Sciences
(1946 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences
Start Time
:
1946
Göttingen Academy of Sciences
(1951 - )
Subject Has Role
:
Corresponding Member
Start Time
:
1951
Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society
Place of Birth
Eccles
Place of Death
Boulder
Country of Citizenship
United Kingdom
Instance Of
Human
Date of Birth
1/29/1888
Date of Death
6/16/1970
Award Received
13 items
Copley Medal
(1964)
Award Rationale
:
In recognition of his theoretical contributions to terrestrial and interplanetary magnetism, the ionosphere and the aurora borealis.
Point in Time
:
1964
Royal Medal
(1934)
Point in Time
:
1934
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
(1949)
Point in Time
:
1949
De Morgan Medal
(1944)
Point in Time
:
1944
Emil Wiechert Medal
(1969)
Point in Time
:
1969
William Bowie Medal
(1962)
Point in Time
:
1962
Royal Society Bakerian Medal
(1931)
Point in Time
:
1931
Adams Prize
(1928)
Point in Time
:
1928
Chree Medal and Prize
(1941)
Point in Time
:
1941
Smith's Prize
(1913)
Point in Time
:
1913
Hodgkins Medal
Fellow of the Royal Society
(1919)
Point in Time
:
1919
Doctor Honoris Causa From the University of Paris
(1962)
Point in Time
:
1962
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Given Name
Sydney
Described by Source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
Section
:
Чепмен Сидни
Doctoral Advisor
G.H. Hardy
Joseph Larmor
Nominated For
Nobel Prize in Physics
(1956)
Point in Time
:
1956
Nobel Prize in Physics
(1959)
Point in Time
:
1959
Nobel Prize in Physics
(1961)
Point in Time
:
1961
Nobel Prize in Physics
(1963)
Point in Time
:
1963
Name in Native Language
Sydney Chapman
Family Name
Chapman
Professorship
Beyer Chair of Applied Mathematics
(1920 - 1924)
Start Time
:
1920
End Time
:
1924
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Writing Language
English
Notable Work
Chapman–Enskog Theory
Chapman–Kolmogorov Equation
Place of Burial
Green Mountain Cemetery
Coordinate Location
:
39.9939°N 105.2679°W
Position Held
Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy
(1946 - 1953)
Replaced By
:
George Frederick James Temple
Replaces
:
Augustus Edward Hough Love
Start Time
:
1946
End Time
:
1953
Beyer Chair of Applied Mathematics
(1920 - 1924)
Replaced By
:
Edward Arthur Milne
Replaces
:
Horace Lamb
Start Time
:
1920
End Time
:
1924
Archives At
Bodleian Library
Described at URL
:
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American Institute of Physics
Described at URL
:
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Field of Work
Physics
Employer
Royal Observatory
(1910 - 1914)
Start Time
:
1910
End Time
:
1914
University of Cambridge
(1914 - 1919)
Start Time
:
1914
End Time
:
1919
Victoria University of Manchester
(1919 - 1924)
Start Time
:
1919
End Time
:
1924
Imperial College London
(1924 - 1946)
Start Time
:
1924
End Time
:
1946
University of Oxford
(1946 - 1953)
Start Time
:
1946
End Time
:
1953
University of Alaska Fairbanks
(1953 - 1954)
Start Time
:
1953
End Time
:
1954
High Altitude Observatory
(1955 - )
Start Time
:
1955
Educated At
University of Salford
(1902 - 1904)
Start Time
:
1902
End Time
:
1904
Victoria University of Manchester
(1904 - 1908)
Start Time
:
1904
End Time
:
1908
Trinity College
(1908 - 1910)
Start Time
:
1908
End Time
:
1910
Student
Attia Ashour
Described at URL
https://adw-goe.de/mitglieder/person ...
External Pages About Sydney Chapman
ISNI
Scopus Author
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
UK National Archives
National Academy of Sciences Member
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition)
Wikidata
