Person Newall; Hugh Frank (1857 - 1944); astrophysicist Newall Hugh Frank astrophysicist 1857 - 1944 British Male Ferndene, Gateshead, County Durham, England 21 June 1857 18570621 Madingley Rise, Cambridge, England 22 February 1944 19440222 Burial: St Giles' cemetery, now Ascension Cemetery, Cambridge

Astrophysicist Spectroscopy Astrophysics Education: Rugby School (1872–1876); Trinity College, Cambridge (1876); MA Career: Assistant master at Wellington College (1881-1884); personal assistant to Joseph John Thomson FRS 1884 and demonstrator in experimental physics at the Cavendish Laboratory (1886); senior demonstrator, especially interested in laboratory spectroscopy (1887); Professor of Astrophysics, Cambridge (1909-1928); Director of the Solar Physic Observatory (1913). Memberships: RAS (President 1907–1909) Cambridge Philosophical Society (President 1914–16) International Astronomical Union (VP 1925) Parents: Robert Stirling Newall FRS 1875 (1812–1889), engineer, and Mary, daughter of Hugh Lee Pattinson FRS (1796–1858), metallurgical chemist and astronomer. Spouse: 1) Susannah Margaret (1850–1930), (21 June 1881); 2) Dame Bertha Surtees Phillpotts (1877–1932), (June 1931 ) Contributed to stellar and solar spectroscopy. Fellow 05/06/1902 45 Richard Tetley Glazebrook; William Henry Mahoney Christie; James Francis Tennant; Arthur Alcock Rambaut Andrew Ainslie Common; David Gill; William Huggins; Robert Stawell Ball; George Gabriel Stokes; George Howard Darwin; Joseph Larmor; Herbert Hall Turner Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1942-1944 vol 4 pp 717-732, plate, by E A Milne References: Sir Brian Pippard, FRS, 'Schoolmaster-Fellows and the campaign for science education' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 63-81, plate Newall H F, IM Maull 003252.jpg International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1944.0018 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Newall%2C+Hugh+Frank RCN 22361 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH6209 21 Jun 1857 - 22 Feb 1944 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 24/07/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA1729 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/15534313 997a084e-7fdd-40f3-899f-ef3f59181994