List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1949

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This page lists Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1949. [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. John Frank Allen [2]
  2. Richard William Bailey
  3. Sir Frederick Charles Bawden [3]
  4. Francis Brambell [4]
  5. Keith Edward Bullen [5]
  6. Sir Ernst Boris Chain [6]
  7. Ulick Richardson Evans [7]
  8. Edward David Hughes [8]
  9. William Quarrier Kennedy [9]
  10. William Bernard Robinson King [10]
  11. Sir Ben Lockspeiser [11]
  12. Hedley Marston [12]
  13. Sir Kenneth Mather [13]
  14. Sir James McFadyen McNeill [14]
  15. Sir Peter Medawar [15]
  16. Walter Thomas James Morgan [16]
  17. Norman Pirie [17]
  18. Cecil Frank Powell [18]
  19. David Alymer Scott [19]
  20. Wilson Smith [20]
  21. Sir Gordon Sutherland [21]
  22. Sir Graham Sutton [22]
  23. Meirion Thomas [23]
  24. John Macnaghten Whittaker [24]
  25. Sir Frank George Young [25]

Foreign Members

  1. Norman L. Bowen [26]
  2. Percy Williams Bridgman [27]
  3. Max von Laue [28]
  4. Erwin Schrödinger [29]

References

  1. "Fellows of the Royal Society". London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 2015-03-16.
  2. Griffin, Allan (2001). "Obituary: John Frank (Jack) Allen (1908–2001)". Nature. 411 (6836): 436. doi:10.1038/35078192.
  3. Pirie, N. W. (1973). "Frederick Charles Bawden. 1908-1972". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 19: 19–63. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1973.0002. PMID   11615722.
  4. Oakley, C. L. (1973). "Francis William Rogers Brambell". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 19: 129. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1973.0006.
  5. Jeffreys, H. (1977). "Keith Edward Bullen. 29 June 1906 -- 23 September 1976". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 23: 19–99. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1977.0002.
  6. Abraham, Edward (1983). "Ernst Boris Chain. 19 June 1906-12 August 1979". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 29: 42–91. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1983.0003. JSTOR   769796.
  7. Cottrell, A.; Mayne, J. E. O. (1981). "Ulick Richardson Evans. 31 March 1889-3 April 1980". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 27: 234. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1981.0010.
  8. Ingold, C. K. (1964). "Edward David Hughes. 1906-1963". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 10: 147–182. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1964.0010.
  9. Sutton, J. (1980). "William Quarrier Kennedy. 30 November 1903-13 March 1979". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 26: 274–303. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1980.0008.
  10. Shotton, F. W. (1963). "William Bernard Robinson King. 1889-1963". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 9: 171. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1963.0009.
  11. Edwards, A. P. J. (1994). "Ben Lockspeiser. 9 March 1891-18 October 1990". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 39: 246–261. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1994.0015.
  12. Synge, R. L. M. (1967). "Hedley Ralph Marston". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 13: 267–293. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1967.0014.
  13. Lewis, D. (1992). "Kenneth Mather. 22 June 1911-20 March 1990". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 38: 248. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1992.0013.
  14. McCance, A. (1965). "James McFadyen McNeill. 1892-1964". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 11: 126–126. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1965.0008.
  15. Mitchison, N. A. (1990). "Peter Brian Medawar". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 35: 283–301. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1990.0013. PMID   11622280.
  16. Watkins, W. M.; Bagshawe, K. D. (2005). "Walter Thomas James Morgan CBE. 5 October 1900 - 10 February 2003: Elected F.R.S. 1949". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 51: 291. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2005.0018.
  17. Pierpoint, W. S. (1999). "Norman Wingate Pirie". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 45: 397. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1999.0027.
  18. Frank, F. C.; Perkins, D. H. (1971). "Cecil Frank Powell". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 17: 541. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1971.0021.
  19. Best, C. H.; Fisher, A. M. (1972). "David Alymer Scott. 1892-1971". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 18: 510. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1972.0018.
  20. Evans, D. G. (1966). "Wilson Smith. 1897-1965". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 12: 478–487. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1966.0023.
  21. Sheppard, N. (1982). "Gordon Brims Black McIvor Sutherland". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 28: 588. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1982.0023. JSTOR   769912.
  22. Pasquill, F.; Sheppard, P. A.; Sutcliffe, R. C. (1978). "Oliver Graham Sutton". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . Royal Society. 24: 529. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1978.0017.
  23. Porter, H. K. (1978). "Meirion Thomas. 28 December 1894-5 April 1977". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 24: 547–568. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1978.0018.
  24. Hayman, W. K. (1985). "John Macnaghten Whittaker. 7 March 1905-29 January 1984". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 31: 654–666. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1985.0023.
  25. Randle, P. (1990). "Frank George Young. 25 March 1908-20 September 1988". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 36: 582–599. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1990.0045.
  26. Tilley, C. E. (1957). "Norman Levi Bowen". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 3: 6–26. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1957.0002. JSTOR   769349.
  27. Newitt, D. M. (1962). "Percy Williams Bridgman 1882–1961". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 8: 26. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1962.0003.
  28. Ewald, P. P. (1960). "Max von Laue 1879-1960". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 6: 134. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1960.0028.
  29. Heitler, W. (1961). "Erwin Schrodinger". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 7: 221–226. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1961.0017. JSTOR   769408.