Person Shaw; Sir; William Napier (1854 - 1945); meteorologist Shaw William Napier Sir meteorologist 1854 - 1945 British Male Birmingham, England 04 March 1854 1854004 171 Old Brompton Road, Kensington, London, England 23 March 1945 19450323 Burial: Key Hill cemetery, Birmingham, England.

10 Moreton Gardens, London; Emmamuel House, Cambridge (1888)

Meteorologist Meteorology Physics Education: King Edward VI School, Birmingham; Emmanuel College, Cambridge; University of Berlin. MA Career: Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge (1877-1906); Lecturer in Experimental Physics, Cambridge University (1887-1899); Director, Meteorological Office (1905-1920); Professor of Meteorology, Royal College of Science (1920-1924). Honours: Kt 1915 Memberships: FRMS (President 1918-1919) Awards/Medals: Symons Gold Medal 1910 Buys Ballot Medal 1923 Parents: Charles Thomas Shaw, manufacturing goldsmith and jeweller, and Kezia, daughter of Thomas Lawden, gold chain maker, of Birmingham. Spouse: Sarah Jane Dugdale, daughter of Thomas Harland MD, of Salford, (1885). Introduced the Tephigram. Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1923 Fellow 04/06/1891 37 Robert Bellamy Clifton; Robert Henry Scott; Williamm Ramsay; Shelford Bidwell; William Grylls Adams; George Carey Foster Thomas George Bonney; George Howard Darwin; William Thomson; Strachey Strachey; Francis Galton; Joseph John Thomson; Arthur Schuster; Richard Tetley Glazebrook Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1945-1948 vol 5 pp 203-230, plate, by E Gold Shaw W N, IM Maull 004139.jpg ©The Royal Society 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.1945.0013 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Shaw%2C+William+Napier RCN 36970 RCN R63381 RCN 21874 4 Mar 1854 - 23 Mar 1945 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. NA7142 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/77098202 7c03b9c8-5aa8-49f5-a11f-ba10cbc25318