Person Sneddon; Ian Naismith (1919 - 2000) Sneddon Ian Naismith 1919 - 2000 British Male Glasgow, Scotland 08/12/1919 19191208 Glasgow 04/11/2000 20001104

Mathematics Education: Hyndland Secondary School; Glasgow University (graduated 1940); Cambridge University (Tripos Part II, 1942); DSc (1948, Glasgow University) Career: Scientific Officer, Ministry of Supply (1942-1945); Staff, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge; Staff, Armament and Development Establishment, Fort Halstead, Kent (1945?), where he met Professor N F Mott (FRS 1936); Research Fellow, Bristol University (1945); Lecturer, Natural Philosophy, Glasgow University (1946-1950); first Professor of Mathematics, University College of North Staffordshire (later Keele University) (1950-1956); Simson Professor, Glasgow University (1956-1985); Dean of Faculty of Science (1970-1972); Senate Assessor, University Court (1973-1977); President, Scottish-Polish Cultural Association (for 14 years); member, Council on Scientific Research and Development; on the board of Scottish Opera (for 20 years); on the board of the Scottish National Orchestra; Chariman, BBC Scottish Music Advisory Committee; on the board of Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow (until 1997) Honours: OBE 1969 Memberships: FRSE Married (1943) Mary Macgregor; two sons, one daughter Fellow 17/03/1983 63 Sources: Obituary, Independent Review (27/11/2000) Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2002 vol 48 pp 417-437, plate, by P Chadwick FRS 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 8 Dec 1919 - 4 Nov 2000 NA4952 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/109055216 92fc8de2-67ad-476c-bd96-993db73c8d79