Person Darwin; Sir; George Howard (1845 - 1912); mathematician and geophysicist Darwin George Howard Sir mathematician and geophysicist 1845 - 1912 British Male Down House, Down, Kent, England 09 July 1845 18450709 Newnham Grange, Cambridge, England 07 December 1912 19121207 Baptism: St Peter's Church, Maer, Staffordshire, England (23 October 1845) Burial: Trumpington, Cambridge, England

Trinity College, Cambridge (1877)

Barrister Geophysics Mathematics Astronomy Education: Clapham grammar school; Trinity College, Cambridge. BA (1864), MA Career: Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge (1864); called to the Bar (1874); Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy, Cambridge University (1883); died of pancreatic cancer. Honours: KCB 1905 Awards/Medals: Smith Prize 1868 Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society 1892 Memberships: Royal Astronomical Society (President 1899) British Association (President 1894) American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1898) American Philosophical Society (1898) United States National Academy of Sciences (1904) Cambridge Philosophical Society (President 1912) Parents: Charles Robert Darwin (FRS 1839) and Emma Wedgwood Siblings: Francis Darwin (FRS 1882); Horace Darwin (FRS 1903) Great grandfather: Erasmus Darwin (FRS 1761) Grandfather: Robert Waring Darwin (FRS 1788) Spouse: Maud du Puy of Philadelphia (1884) Children: Charles Galton Darwin (FRS 1922) Carried out extensive studies of the orbits of three rotating bodies, such as the Sun–Earth–Moon system. His research laid the groundwork for the growth of the geophysical sciences. Royal Society roles: VP 1908-1909 Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1884; Copley Medal 1911 Lectures: Bakerian 1891 Fellow 12/06/1879 34 William Farr; John Lubbock; Joseph Prestwich; Henry John Stephen Smith; John Tyndall; William Grylls Adams; William Bowman; Joseph Norman Lockyer John Ball; Thomas Spratt; John Hawkshaw; David Thomas Ansted; Edward Frankland; John Couch Adams; James Clerk Maxwell; William Thomson; Arthur Cayley; James Whitbread Lee Glaisher; William Stanley Jevons Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1913-1914 vol 89 pp i-xiii signed by S S H References: James R Moore, 'On the Education of Darwin's Sons: The Correspondence Between Charles Darwin and the Reverend G V Reed, 1857-1864' in NR 1977-8 vol 32 pp 51-70 Darwin G H, IM Maull 001067.jpg 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/rspa.1914.0019 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Darwin%2C+George+Howard RCN 35507 RCN 14038 RCN 35509 RCN 35508 9 Jul 1845 - 7 Dec 1912 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 03/04/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA8198 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 26/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/17289090 a85ce018-1bbd-4c92-980d-cc9cb9d0839f