List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1956

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Fellows of the Royal Society who were elected in 1956. [1]

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The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national Academy of Sciences. 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 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. It also performs these roles for the smaller countries of the Commonwealth.

Contents

Fellows

  1. Norman Percy Allen [2]
  2. John Baker, Baron Baker [3]
  3. Richard Maling Barrer [4]
  4. Robert Brown [5] [6]
  5. John Alfred Valentine Butler [7]
  6. Dennis Gabor [8]
  7. Hans Gruneberg [9]
  8. Charles Skinner Hallpike [10]
  9. John Edward Harris [11]
  10. Walter Kurt Hayman [12]
  11. Nicholas Kemmer [13]
  12. Nicholas Kurti [14]
  13. Robert Gwyn Macfarlane [15]
  14. Roy Markham [16]
  15. John Wesley Mitchell [17]
  16. Sir William D.M. Paton [1]
  17. Sir Alfred Brian Pippard [18]
  18. Helen Porter [19]
  19. George Salt [20]
  20. Charles William Shoppee [1]
  21. Frederick William Shotton [21]
  22. Errol White [22]
  23. Sir Maurice Wilkes [23]
  24. Sir Denys Haigh Wilkinson [1]
  25. Arthur Wormall [24]

Foreign Members (ForMemRS)

  1. Kaj Ulrik Linderstrøm-Lang [25]
  2. Hans Pettersson [26]
  3. Robert Burns Woodward [27]
  4. Frits Zernike [28]

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References

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  2. ↑ Sykes, C. (1973). "Norman Percy Allen. 1903-1972". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 19: 1–18. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1973.0001.
  3. ↑ Heyman, J. (1987). "John Fleetwood Baker, Baron Baker of Windrush. 19 March 1901-9 September 1985". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 33: 1–20. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1987.0001.
  4. ↑ Rees, L. V. C. (1998). "Richard Maling Barrer. 16 June 1910-12 September 1996". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 44: 37–49. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1998.0003.
  5. ↑ Cocking, E. C. (2003). "Robert Brown. 29 July 1908 - 13 July 1999". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 49: 69–81. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2003.0004.
  6. ↑ Yeoman, Michael (4 September 1999). "Obituary: Professor Robert Brown". The Independent . Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Mayneord, W. V. (1979). "John Alfred Valentine Butler. 14 February 1899-16 July 1977". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 25: 144–178. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1979.0004.
  8. ↑ Allibone, T. E. (1980). "Dennis Gabor. 5 June 1900-9 February 1979". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 26: 106–147. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1980.0004.
  9. ↑ Lewis, D.; Hunt, D. M. (1984). "Hans Gruneberg. 26 May 1907-23 October 1982". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 30: 226–247. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1984.0008. PMID   11616003.
  10. ↑ Whitteridge, D.; Merton, P. A. (1984). "Charles Skinner Hallpike. 19 July 1900-26 September 1979". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 30: 282–295. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1984.0010. PMID   11616004.
  11. ↑ Gray, J. (1969). "John Edward Harris. 1910-1968". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 15: 99–108. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1969.0005.
  12. ↑ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Walter Hayman", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive , University of St Andrews .
  13. ↑ Dyson, F. (2011). "Nicholas Kemmer. 7 December 1911 -- 21 October 1998". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 57: 189–204. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2011.0008.
  14. ↑ Sanders, J.H. (2000). "Nicholas Kurti, C.B.E. 14 May 1908 -- 24 November 1998: Elected F.R.S. 1956". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 46: 299–315. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1999.0086.
  15. ↑ Born, G. V. R.; Weatherall, D. J. (1990). "Robert Gwyn Mac Farlane. 26 June 1907-26 March 1987". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 35: 209–245. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1990.0010.
  16. ↑ Elsden, S. R. (1982). "Roy Markham. 29 January 1916-16 November 1979". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 28: 319–345. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1982.0013.
  17. ↑ Barber, D. J. (2011). "John Wesley Mitchell. 3 December 1913 -- 12 July 2007". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 57: 269–289. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2011.0007.
  18. ↑ Longair, M. S.; Waldram, J. R. (2009). "Sir Alfred Brian Pippard. 7 September 1920 -- 21 September 2008". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 55: 201–220. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2009.0014.
  19. ↑ Longair, M. S.; Waldram, J. R. (2009). "Sir Alfred Brian Pippard. 7 September 1920 -- 21 September 2008". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 55: 201–220. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2009.0014.
  20. ↑ Bateson, P. (2003). "George Salt. 12 December 1903 - 17 February 2003". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 49: 447–459. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2003.0026.
  21. ↑ Coope, G. R. (1994). "Frederick William Shotton. 8 October 1906-21 July 1990". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 39: 417–432. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1994.0023.
  22. ↑ Stubblefield, J. (1985). "Errol Ivor White. 30 June 1901-11 January 1985". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 31: 633–651. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1985.0022.
  23. ↑ Campbell-Kelly, M. (2014). "Sir Maurice Vincent Wilkes. 26 June 1913 -- 29 November 2010". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 60: 433–454. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2013.0020.
  24. ↑ Morgan, W. T. J.; Francis, G. E. (1966). "Arthur Wormall. 1900-1964". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 12: 543–564. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1966.0028.
  25. ↑ Tiselius, A. (1960). "Kaj Ulrik Linderstrom-Lang. 1896-1959". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 6: 157–168. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1960.0029.
  26. ↑ Deacon, G. E. R. (1966). "Hans Pettersson. 1888-1966". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 12: 405–421. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1966.0019.
  27. ↑ Todd, L.; Cornforth, J.; t., A. R.; c., J. W. (1981). "Robert Burns Woodward. 10 April 1917-8 July 1979". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 27: 628–695. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1981.0025.
  28. ↑ Tolansky, S. (1967). "Frits Zernike. 1888-1966". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 13: 392–402. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1967.0021.
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