Person White; Sir; Frederick William George (1905 - 1994) White Frederick William George Sir 1905 - 1994 New Zealand Male Wellington, New Zealand 26/05/1905 19050526 Melbourne, Australia 17/08/1994 19940817

Physics Ionosphere Education: Wellington College; Victoria University of Wellington; Cambridge University Career: Studied electromagnetic waves, London; Professor of Physics, Canterbury University College, Christchurch, New Zealand (1937-1942); Chief, Division of Radiophysics (1942), the Executive Member (1946-1949) and Chief Exectuive Officer (1949-1957), CSIR; when it became CSIRO, he was Deputy Chairman (1957-1959) and Chairman (1959-1970) Honours: CBE 1954; KBE 1962 Memberships: FAA (1960); Hon FRSNZ (1961) Fellow 17/03/1966 60 Sources: AE Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1996 vol 42 pp 495-521, plate, by H C Minnett and Sir Rutherford Robertson References: Robin J H Clark and Michael J Kelly, 'New Zealand, New Zealanders and the Royal Society' in NR 1994 vol 48 pp 263-281 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 26 May 1905 - 17 Aug 1994 NA7172 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes bba50fe4-a3df-4105-88a3-fe16f5b0237b