Person Fowler; Sir; Ralph Howard (1889 - 1944) Fowler Ralph Howard Sir 1889 - 1944 British Male Roydon, Essex, England 17 January 1889 Cambridge 28/07/1944 19440728

Mathematics Physics Education: Winchester College; MA Career: Taught at Winchester College (1914); Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge; University Lecturer in Mathematics; John Humphrey Plummer Professor of Mathematical Physics, Cambridge (1931-1944); member of Governing Body, Winchester College (1933-1944) Honours: OBE 1918; Kt 1942 Son-in-law of Ernest Rutherford (FRS 1903); father of Peter Fowler (FRS 1964) Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1936 Lectures: Bakerian 1935 Fellow 07/05/1925 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1945-1948 vol 5 pp 61-78, plate, by E A Milne References: R V Jones, 'Addendum' in NR 1994 vol 48 p 165 Sir William McCrea, 'Sir Ralph Howard Fowler, 1889-1944: a Centenary Lecture' in NR 1993 vol 47 pp 61-78, plate Sir William McCrea, review of S Chandrasekhar, Selected Papers. Vol. 1: Stellar Structure and Stellar Atmospheres. Vol. 2: Radiative Transfer and Negative Ion of Hydrogen in NR 1990 vol 44 pp 137-139 Meg Weston Smith, 'E A Milne and the Creation of Air Defence: Some Letters From an Unprincipled Brigand, 1916-1919' in NR 1990 vol 44 pp 241-255 ©Godfrey Argent Studio 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://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-19770 17 Jan 1889 - 28 Jul 1944 NA6335 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/12391157 1ed7e765-591e-4d5b-a0be-6e2cb945a954