William McCrea
Sir William Hunter McCrea (born December 13, 1904 in Dublin , † April 25, 1999 ) was an Irish astronomer and mathematician .
William McCrea was born on December 13, 1904, the eldest child of Robert Hunter McCrea and Margaret Hutton. McCrea studied at Trinity College of Cambridge University and taught at the University of Edinburgh and at Imperial College London before becoming a professor of mathematics at the 1936 Queen's University of Belfast changed.
In 1931 McCrea was elected as a full member (" Fellow ") of the Royal Society of Edinburgh . In 1952 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society . He was President of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1961 to 1963 . In 1972 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina . In 1976 he was awarded the gold medal of the Royal Astronomical Society . In 1985 he was knighted ( Knight Bachelor ).
swell
- Entry to McCrea; Sir; William Hunter (1904-1999); Astronomer in the Archives of the Royal Society , London
Web links
- Literature by and about William McCrea in the catalog of the German National Library
- Publications by WH McCrea in the Astrophysics Data System
- Laudations and obituaries for WH McCrea in the Astrophysics Data System
- John J. O'Connor, Edmund F. Robertson : William McCrea. In: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive .
- Biography of the University of Sussex (English)
- Biography of Royal Holloway University of London (English)
Remarks
- ↑ MacTutor deviates from December 24, 1904 as the date of birth.
- ^ Fellows Directory. Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. (PDF file) Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed March 18, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McCrea, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McCrea, Sir William Hunter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish astronomer and mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 25, 1999 |