| Authorised form of name | Wallis; Sir; Barnes Neville (1887 - 1979) |
| Dates | 1887 - 1979 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Ripley, Derbyshire, England |
| Date of birth | 26 September 1887 |
| Place of death | Leatherhead Hospital, Surrey |
| Date of death | 30/10/1979 |
| Activity | Education:
Haberdashers' Aske's, Christs Hospital
Career:
Thames Engineering Works; John Samuel White's Shipyard, Cowes; Royal Naval Air Service - allocated to Vickers
Honours:
CBE 1943; Kt 1968
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 22/03/1945 |
| Royal Society activity | Medals and prizes:
Royal Medal 1975 |
| Relationships | Married (1925) Molly Wallis; 2 sons, 2 daughters. |
| Sources | Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1981 vol 27 pp 603-627, plate, by Sir Alfred Pugsley and N E Rowe
References:
Morris, R. (2023) 'Dam buster: Barnes Wallis: an engineer's life' (Weidenfeld & Nicolson) |
| Royal Society code | NA1893 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1945/20 | Wallis, Sir Barnes Neville: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| PB/1/33/3/8 | Companion of Honour | 1965 |
| IM/GA/AR/6751 | Wallis, Sir Barnes Neville | nd |
| PB/8/28/3/2 | Correspondence with colleagues and friends after delivery and publication of Blackett's Presidential Address to the British Academy. | c.1957 |
| IM/GA/WS/1796 | Wallis, Sir Barnes Neville | nd |