Person Walker; Sir; Gilbert Thomas (1868 - 1958); applied mathematician and meteorologist Walker Gilbert Thomas Sir applied mathematician and meteorologist 1868 - 1958 British Male Rochdale, Lancashire, England 14 June 1868 18680614 Coulsdon, Surrey, England 04/11/1958 19581104

Mathematician; Meteorologist Applied mathematics Meteorology Education: St Paul's School; Whitgift School (1876-1881); BA (1889) Trinity College, Cambridge Career: Lecturer in Mathematics (1889); Director General of Indian Observatories (1904-1924); Professor of Meteorology, Imperial College of Science and Technology (1924). Honours: CSI 1911; Kt 1924 Memberships: FRMS (President 1926-1927) Awards/Medals: Adams Prize 1899 Symons Gold Medal 1934 Parents: Thomas H. Walker, civil engineer, and Charlotte (or Elizabeth) Haslehurst. Spouse: May Constance (d. 1955), daughter of Charles Stephen Carter, gentleman farmer (1908). Children: Michael Ashley and Verity Micheline. Remembered as a pioneer in the use of statistical correlation, multiple regression technique,s and harmonic analysis in weather forecasting. Fellow 05/05/1904 36 James Whitbread Lee Glaisher; George Horace Darwin; Robert Stawell Ball; Hugh Frank Newall; Alfred North Whitehead; Joseph John Thomson Sources: Bulloch's Roll Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1962 vol 8 pp 167-174, plate, by G I Taylor References: R Singh and F Riess, 'The nobel laureate Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman FRS and his contacts with the British Scientific community in a social and political context' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 47-64 Walker G T, IM Maull 004765.jpg ©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://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1962.0013 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Walker%2C+Gilbert+Thomas RCN R67265 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH8812 14 Jun 1868 - 4 Nov 1958 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 22/05/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA7775 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes aab1da28-4cf7-460b-941a-057f36133050