List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1921

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This page lists Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1921. [1]

Royal Society English learned society for science

The President, Council and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, commonly known as the Royal Society, is a learned society. Founded on 28 November 1660, it was granted a royal charter by King Charles II as "The Royal Society". It is the oldest national scientific institution in the world. The society is the United Kingdom's and Commonwealth of Nations' Academy of Sciences and fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, recognising excellence in science, supporting outstanding science, providing scientific advice for policy, fostering international and global co-operation, education and public engagement.

Contents

Fellows

  1. Wilfred Eade Agar [2]
  2. Francis William Aston [3]
  3. Sir William Lawrence Bragg [4]
  4. William Thomas Calman [5]
  5. Arthur Harry Church [6]
  6. Georges Dreyer [7]
  7. William Henry Eccles [8]
  8. Sir John Charles Grant Ledingham
  9. Charles Stewart Middlemiss
  10. Kennedy Joseph Previte Orton
  11. Sir John Herbert Parsons [9]
  12. James Charles Philip
  13. Alfred Arthur Robb
  14. Sir Eustace Tennyson d'Eyncourt, 1st Baronet [10]
  15. Udny Yule [11]

Foreign Members

  1. Leon Charles Albert Calmette [12]
  2. Henri Alexandre Deslandres [13]
  3. Albert Einstein [14]
  4. Albin Haller
  5. Edmund Beecher Wilson
  6. Pieter Zeeman [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Fellows of the Royal Society". London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 2015-03-16.
  2. ↑ Tiegs, O. W. (1952). "Wilfred Eade Agar. 1882-1951". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society . 8 (21): 2–11. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1952.0001. JSTOR   768796.
  3. ↑ Hevesy, G. (1948). "Francis William Aston. 1877-1945". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society . 5 (16): 634–650. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1948.0002. JSTOR   768761.
  4. ↑ Phillips, D. (1979). "William Lawrence Bragg. 31 March 1890-1 July 1971". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 25: 74–143. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1979.0003. JSTOR   769842.
  5. ↑ Cannon, H. G. (1953). "William Thomas Calman. 1871-1952". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society . 8 (22): 355–372. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1953.0003. JSTOR   769215.
  6. ↑ Tansley, A. G. (1939). "Arthur Harry Church. 1865-1937". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society . 2 (7): 432–443. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1939.0001.
  7. ↑ Douglas, S. R. (1935). "Georges Dreyer. 1873-1934". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society . 1 (4): 568–576. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1935.0021. JSTOR   768988.
  8. ↑ Ratcliffe, J. A. (1971). "William Henry Eccles. 1875-1966". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 17: 195–214. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1971.0008.
  9. ↑ Duke-Elder, S. (1958). "John Herbert Parsons. 1868-1957". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 4 (12): 204–214. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1958.0018.
  10. ↑ Lillicrap, C. S. (1951). "Eustace Tennyson d'Eyncourt. 1868-1951". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society . 7 (20): 341–354. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1951.0005. JSTOR   769023.
  11. ↑ Yates, F. (1952). "George Udny Yule. 1871-1951". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society . 8 (21): 308–323. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1952.0020.
  12. ↑ m., C. J. (1934). "Leon Charles Albert Calmette. 1863-1933". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society . 1 (3): 315–325. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1934.0015.
  13. ↑ Stratton, F. J. M. (1954). "Henri Alexandre Deslandres. 1853-1948". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society . 9 (1): 64–77. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1954.0006. JSTOR   769199.
  14. ↑ Whittaker, E. (1 November 1955). "Albert Einstein. 1879-1955". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 1: 37–67. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1955.0005. JSTOR   769242.
  15. ↑ Rayleigh (1944). "Pieter Zeeman. 1865-1943". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society . 4 (13): 591–595. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1944.0010.
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