| Authorised form of name | Foster; John Stuart (1890 - 1964); physicist |
| Dates | 1890 - 1964 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Place of birth | Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Date of birth | 28 May 1890 |
| Date of death | 09/09/1964 |
| Activity | Education:
Acadia, Yale; PhD
Career:
Professor of Physics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Loomis, Sterling, National, International Research Fellowships (Copenhagen)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 16/05/1935 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1966 vol 12 pp 147-161, plate, by R E Bell
References:
D C Martin, 'Visit by the Assistant Secretary to some North American Scientific Institutions' in NR 1952 vol 9 pp 356-364 |
| Royal Society code | NA766 |
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| RR/38/17 | Referee's report by Ralph Howard Fowler, on a paper 'Effect of combined electric and magnetic fields on the helium spectrum' by John Stuart Foster | November 1928 |
| RR/38/20 | Referee's report by Ralph Howard Fowler, on a paper 'Relative intensities of stark components in hydrogen' by John Stuart Foster and Laura Chalk | November 1928 |
| RR/33/73 | Referee's report by Owens Willans Richardson, on a paper 'Stark patterns observed in helium' by John Stewart Foster | November 1926 |
| RR/64/15 | Referee's report by William Edward Curtis, on a paper 'Stark effect in iron and the contrast with pole effect' by John Stuart Foster and S F Panter | [April 1937] |
| RR/61/127 | Referee's report by William Edward Curtis, on a paper 'The stark effect in argon and krypton' by John Stuart Foster and C A Horton | April 1937 |
| RR/55/128 | Referee's report by Frank Twyman, on a paper 'Quantitative spectrographic analysis of biological material. I-A method for the determination of lead in cerebrospinal fluid' by John Stuart Foster, G O Langstroth and D R McRae | August 1935 |
| RR/69/101 | Referee's report by unknown referee, on a paper 'Effect of crossed electric and magnetic fields on the helium spectrum' by John Stuart Foster and E R Pounder | 1946 |
| RR/61/128 | Referee's report by Alfred Fowler, on a paper 'The stark effect in argon and krypton' by John Stuart Foster and C A Horton | April 1937 |
| RR/43/31 | Referee's report by Ralph Howard Fowler, on a paper 'The effect of combined electric and magnetic fields on the helium spectrum. — II' by John Stuart Foster | January 1931 |
| RR/38/21 | Referee's report by Ralph Howard Fowler, on a paper 'Patterns and paschen-back analogue in the stark-effect for neon' by John Stuart Foster and W Rowles | November 1928 |
| EC/1935/09 | Foster, John Stuart: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| RR/33/74 | Referee's report by Thomas Ralph Merton, on a paper 'Stark patterns observed in helium' by John Stewart Foster | November 1926 |
| RR/64/13 | Referee's report by Frank Twyman, on a paper 'Quantitative spectrographic analysis of biological material. III. A method for the determination of sodium and potassium in glandular secretions' by John Stuart Foster, G O Langstroth and D R McRae | [December 1937] |
| RR/64/12 | Referee's report by Rudolph Albert Peters, on a paper 'Quantitative spectrographic analysis of biological material. III. A method for the determination of sodium and potassium in glandular secretions' by John Stuart Foster, G O Langstroth and D R McRae | [February 1938] |
| RR/64/14 | Referee's report by William Edward Curtis, on a paper 'The stark effect in hydrogen and deuterium' by John Stuart Foster and Hawley Snell | [April 1937] |
| RR/64/16 | Referee's report by Frank Twyman, on a paper 'Quantitative spectrographic analysis of biological material-II' by John Stuart Foster and C A Horton | [April 1937] |
| RR/64/17 | Referee's report by Alfred Fowler, on a paper 'Quantitative spectrographic analysis of biological material-II' by John Stuart Foster and C A Horton | [April 1937] |