| Authorised form of name | Crighton; David George (1942 - 2000) |
| Dates | 1942 - 2000 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Llandudno, Caernarvon, Wales |
| Date of birth | 15/11/1942 |
| Date of death | 12/04/2000 |
| Occupation | Mathematician |
| Research field | Aeroacoustics |
| Activity | Education:
Watford Grammar School; St John's College, Cambridge (Maths, First, 1964); PhD (1969, Imperial College)
Career:
Lecturer, Woolwich Polytechnic (for two years); Research assistant to John Ffowcs Williams, Imperial College (until 1974); Professor of Applied Mathematics, Leeds University (1974-1986); Associate editor of the Journal of Fluid Mechanics (1979-); Professor, Cambridge University (1986);Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge (1986-1997); Head of Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge University (1991-2000); Editor of Proceedings (A), Royal Society (1994-1996); Master, Jesus College, Cambridge (1997-2000); President-elect of the London Mathematical Society (2000)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 11/03/1993 |
| Age at election | 50 |
| Relationships | Married 1) 1969 Mary West; two children; 2) 1986 Johanna Holwith |
| Source | Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2001 vol 47 pp 105-123, plate, by Herbert E Huppert and Nigel Peake
Sources:
Death date from Professor Heap |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/67138547 |
| Code | NA3779 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1993/05 | Crighton, David George: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 1986 |
| IM/000993 | Crighton, David George | 1993 |