Granville Beynon
Sir Granville Beynon (born May 24, 1914 in Dunvant , Wales , † March 11, 1996 in Aberystwyth ) was one of the most important organizers of the International Geophysical Year 1957/58. Against resistance, he later pushed through the successful European radar project EISCAT .
After his education from 1946 to 1958 at the University of Swansea , he taught from 1958 to 1991 as a professor at the University of Aberystwyth . Closely associated with Edward Appleton , the discoverer of the ionosphere , he has held positions in important international projects: President of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) 1972–75, of EISCAT, the "Year of the Calm Sun". 1973 Beynon became a Fellow of the Royal Society . In 1976 he was knighted as a Knight Bachelor .
Beynon had been married to Megan James since 1942 and had two sons and a daughter.
Web links
- John Meurig Thomas in The Independent , March 16, 1996: Obituary for Professor Sir Granville Beynon ( Memento of March 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Phil Williams, April 1996: Granville Beynon ( Memento of October 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
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| SURNAME | Beynon, Granville |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beynon, William John Granville; Beynon, WJG |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dunvant , Wales |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 1996 |
| Place of death | Aberystwyth |