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Authorised form of nameComrie; Leslie John (1893 - 1950)
Dates1893 - 1950
NationalityNew Zealand
Place of birthPukekohe, New Zealand
Date of birth15 August 1893
Place of deathLondon
Date of death11/12/1950
Research fieldAstronomy
Computation
Mathematics
ActivityEducation:
Auckland Grammar School; Auckland University College; Cambridge University. MA (NZ, 1916), PhD (1924, Cambridge)
Career:
Deputy Director, Nautical Almanac Office (1925-1939); Director (1930-1936); Scientific Computing Service (1938-1950)
Memberships:
Hon RSNZ (1945); Auckland Astronomical Society (Life Member); Hon FRASNZ; FRAS; FPI; FRSS
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election16/03/1950
SourceSources:
DNB; DSB
Obituaries:
Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1952-1953 vol 8 pp 97-107, plate, by H S W Massey
References:
Robin J H Clark and Michael J Kelly, 'New Zealand, New Zealanders and the Royal Society' in NR 1994 vol 48 pp 263-281
CodeNA1607
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1950/05Comrie, Leslie John: certificate of election to the Royal Society
IM/000931Comrie, Leslie Johnnd
IM/GA/Russell/3936Comrie, Leslie Johnnd
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