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*[[University of Cambridge]] |
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|occupation = Astronomer |
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'''Sir Francis Graham-Smith''' (born 25 April 1923) is a British [[astronomer]]. He was the thirteenth [[Astronomer Royal]] from 1982 to 1990 and was knighted in 1986.<ref name="royalsociety">{{Cite web|title=Francis Graham-Smith {{!}} Royal Society|url=https://royalsociety.org/people/francis-graham-smith-11525/|access-date=2021-07-05|website=royalsociety.org|language=en-gb}}</ref> |
'''Sir Francis Graham-Smith''' (born 25 April 1923) is a British [[astronomer]]. He was the thirteenth [[Astronomer Royal]] from 1982 to 1990 and was knighted in 1986.<ref name="royalsociety">{{Cite web|title=Francis Graham-Smith {{!}} Royal Society|url=https://royalsociety.org/people/francis-graham-smith-11525/|access-date=2021-07-05|website=royalsociety.org|language=en-gb}}</ref> |
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 Francis Graham-Smith in 2009 | |
| Born | 25 April 1923  |
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| Fields | Radio astronomy |
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| Position held | Astronomer Royal (1982–1990) |
Sir Francis Graham-Smith (born 25 April 1923) is a British astronomer. He was the thirteenth Astronomer Royal from 1982 to 1990 and was knighted in 1986.[1]
Biography
Education
He was educated at Rossall School,[2] Lancashire, England, and attended Downing College, Cambridge from 1941.[3]
Career
In the late 1940s he worked at the University of Cambridge on the Long Michelson Interferometer.
In 1964 he was appointed Professor of Radio Astronomy the University of Manchester and in 1981 director of the Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories, part of the University of Manchester at Jodrell Bank. He was also Director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory from 1975 to 1981.
He appeared in Episode 13 of Series 4 of Treasure Hunt when the show visited Jodrell Bank, giving presenter Anneka Rice a piggy back to allow her to reach a clue.[4]
Bibliography
- Optics (1971)
- Pathways to the Universe (1988)
- Pulsar Astronomy (1990)
- An Introduction to Radio Astronomy (1997)
- Unseen Cosmos (2013)
- Eyes on the Sky (2016)
Personal life
Graham-Smith is an avid bee-keeper and kept up this hobby well into his 90s, looking after the hives at Jodrell Bank. He also inspired the creation of the St Andrews Amateur Beekeeping Society.[5]
He lived with his wife Elizabeth in the Old School House in Henbury, Cheshire, from 1981 until her death in 2021. They had met when they were both working with Martin Ryle in 1945-6 in Cambridge in the early days of radio astronomy.[6]
He celebrated his 100th birthday on 25 April 2023.[7]
Honours
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1970 [1] and was awarded their Royal Medal in 1987.
He was president of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1975 to 1977.
He was the thirteenth Astronomer Royal from 1982 to 1990.
He won the Richard Glazebrook Medal and Prize in 1991.
Patronage
Sir Francis Graham-Smith is a Distinguished Supporter of Humanists UK[8] is the President of Macclesfield Astronomical Society and is a patron of Mansfield and Sutton Astronomical Society.
Lectures
In 1965 he was invited to co-deliver the Royal Institution Christmas Lecture on Exploration of the Universe.
References
- ^ a b "Francis Graham-Smith | Royal Society". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ School, Rossall (6 February 2015). "Sir Francis Graham Smith". Rossall School. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ rp441 (1 July 2016). "Sir Francis Graham-Smith". Downing College Cambridge. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Treasure Hunt S04e13 @ Cheshire, retrieved 5 July 2021[dead YouTube link]
- ^ Neale, Angus (11 October 2018). "Waxing Lyrical". The Saint. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Lady Elizabeth Graham- Smith". www.henbury.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Happy 100th Birthday, Sir Francis!". The University of Manchester. 25 April 2023.
- ^ "Sir Francis Graham-Smith, FRS, FRAS, F Inst P". Humanists UK. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
External links
- Scienceworld biography
- Online catalogue of F. Graham Smith's working papers as director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory (held at Cambridge University Library)
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