Person Chree; Charles (1860 - 1928); physicist Chree Charles physicist 1860 - 1928 British Male Lintrathen, Forfarshire, Scotland 05 May 1860 18600505 Worthing, Sussex, England 12 August 1928 19280812

physicist Physics Atmospheric electricity Mathematical physics Terrestrial magnetism Education: Grammar School, Old Aberdeen; MA (1879, University of Aberdeen); MA (1883, Cambridge University) Career: Superintendent of the Kew Observatory (1893-1925) where he was responsible for testing thousands of chronometers, watches, thermometers, and other scientific instruments, success in which gained the award of a “Kew Certificate”. Memberships: FRMS (President 1922-1923) Physical Society of London (President 1908-1910) Fellow of King's College (1885) Awards/Medals: James Watt Medal 1905 Parents: Reverend Charles Chree, D.D, Minister of the parish of Lintrathen. Remembered for his expertise on terrestrial magnetism and atmospheric electricity. Medals and prizes: Hughes Medal 1919 Fellow 03/06/1897 37 Karl Pearson; Joseph Larmor; Augustus Edward Hough Love; Richard Tetley Glazebrook; Edward John Routh; Ernest William Hobson; Ettrick William Creak; William Ellis James Thomson Bottomley; John Gray McKendrick; William Henry Besant; Francis Galton; Kelvin; Robert Stawell Ball; Percival Frost; George Carey Foster; Richard Strachey; Robert Henry Scott; George Howard Darwin Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Obituary: Charles Chree, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 54 (228): 343, [URL: https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/qj.49705422812; last accessed: 03/04/2024] Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1929 vol 122 pp vii-xiv, plate, signed by G C S 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/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Chree%2C+Charles RCN 30057 5 May 1860 - 12 Aug 1928 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 03/04/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA1735 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 03/04/2024 RS_NET\VidaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/36066138 8e036468-7138-40cc-8ae1-478d1c93737c