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Authorised form of nameAxford; Sir; William Ian (1933 - 2010)
Dates1933 - 2010
NationalityBritish
Place of birthDannevirke, New Zealand
Date of birth02/01/1933
Date of death13/03/2010
Research fieldSpace astrophysics
ActivityEducation:
Napier High School; Canterbury University; Manchester University
Honours:
Kt 1996
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election20/03/1986
Age at election53
SourceReferences:
Robin J H Clark and Michael J Kelly, 'New Zealand, New Zealanders and the Royal Society' in NR 1994 vol 48 pp 263-281
CodeNA5538
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1986/03Axford, Sir William Ian: certificate of election to the Royal Society1981
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