Person Christopherson; Sir; Derman Guy (1915 - 2000) Christopherson Derman Guy Sir 1915 - 2000 British Male 06/09/1915 19150906 07/11/2000 20001107

Education: Sherborne; University College, Oxford. PhD Career: Research work under Sir Richard Southwell; Staff, Ministry of Home Security (1941); Fellow, Magdalene College, Cambridge (after World War 2); Bursar, Magdaleen College, Cambridge; Professor, Leeds University (1949); Professor, Imperial College, London (1955); Vice-Chancellor and Warden, Durham Colleges (1960); instituted the Department of Engineering Science, Durham (1964); Chairman, Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals (1967); on advisory committee for establishing the universities of Sussex and Kent; Member, Science Research Council; Chairman, Church of England Higher Education Committee; Member, Washington New Town Development Corporation; Chairman, Education Committee of the Council for National Academic Awards (1966-1974); Master, Magdalene College, Cambridge (1979-1985); Chairman, Royal Fine Art Commission (1980-1985) Honours: OBE 1946; Kt 1969 Son of the Vicar of Clovelly, Devon; married (1940) Francis Teale (died 1998); three sons, one daughter Royal Society roles: Council: 1974-1975 Fellow 24/03/1960 44 Sources: Times obituary (10/11/2000) Obituaries: Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2004 vol 50 pp 47-59, plate, by Duncan Dowson and Sir Gordon Higginson ©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-19161 6 Sep 1915 - 7 Nov 2000 NA6938 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes dcb13df7-73d0-499d-9bc0-5e8943d39511