Person Barrow; John David (1952 - 2020) Barrow John David 1952 - 2020 British Male London, England, United Kingdom 29/11/1952 19521129 26/09/2020 20200926

Mathematician; physicist Cosmology Astronomy Applied mathematics Theoretical physics Gravitation Education: Barham Primary School, Wembley (1964); Ealing Grammar School for Boys (1964-1971); Van Mildert College, University of Durham, BSc in mathematics and physics (1974); Magdalen College, University of Oxford, DPhil in astrophysics (1977) Career: Lindemann Fellow, Astronomy Department, University of California Berkeley (1977-1978); Junior Research Lecturer, Christ Church College and Department of Astrophysics, University of Oxford (1977-1980); Miller Fellow, Physics Department, University of California Berkeley (1980-1981); Lecturer, Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex (1981-1988); Nuffield Foundation Science Fellow, University of Sussex (1986-1987); Senior Lecturer, (1988-1989), Reader (1989); Professor (1989-1999); Acting Director (1989-1990); Director (1995-1999), Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex; Royal Society Leverhulme Fellow, University of Sussex (1992-1993); PPARC Senior Fellow, University of Sussex (1994-1999); Professor of Mathematical Sciences, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge (1999-2020); Director, Millennium Mathematics Project, University of Cambridge (1999-2020); Professorial Fellow, Clare Hall, Cambridge University (1999-2020); Vice President, Clare Hall, Cambridge University (2004-2007); Gresham Professor of Astronomy (and other Physical Sciences), Gresham College, London (2003-2007); First Eastern Visiting Cambridge Professor (China and Hong Kong) (2005); Li Ka Shing Foundation Visiting Scholar (China and Hong Kong) (2006); Emeritus Professor of Astronomy, Gresham College, (2007-2008); Gresham Professor of Geometry, Gresham College, London (2008-2012), Emeritus (2012-2015) only the second person to have held chairs in two different subjects at Gresham College since its foundation in 1596, the first was Laurence Rooke in 1657; President, British Science Association, Physics and Astronomy Section (2008-2009), Mathematics Section (2011-2012); Fellow of Gresham College, London (2007-2010, 2012-2016, 2016-2018), Honorary Felloe (2018-2020); Dean, Clare Hall, Cambridge University, (2017-2020), Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow, Leverhulme Trust appointed for 2020-2022, passed away from colon cancer 2020. Honours: Honorary Citizen, City of Louisville, Kentucky 2006 Memberships: RAS (Coucil 1999-2002); Institute of Physics (FInstP 1998); International Astronomical Union (1999); Royal Society of Arts (FRSA, 1999); International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR, 2002); Academia Europaea (2009); L'Academie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences (2009); International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR, 2017); Pontifical Academy of Sciences (2019) Medals/Awards: Durham University Mathematical Prize 1973; Durham University Prize 1974; Collingwood Mathematical Prize (Durham University and London Mathematical Society) 1974; Johnson Memorial Prize (Oxford University) 1975; Wallace Research Prize (Oxford University) 1977; Gravity Prize (5th), Gravity Foundation Awards 1979; Gravity Prize (3rd), Gravity Foundation Awards 1981; Nominated for the Bhappu Prize of the International Astronomical Union by the Council of the Royal Astronomical Society 1986/7; Samuel Locker Award in Astronomy 1989; Gravity Prize (4th), Gravity Foundation Awards 1993; Gravity Prize (5th), Gravity Foundation Awards 1997; Kelvin Medal, Royal Glasgow Philosophical Society, 1999; Wellcome Sci-art 2000 Award, 2000; Italian Theatre Awards, Premi Ubu 2002 Prize for best play (awarded for Infinities); Italgas Prize for Promulgation of Science 2003, (awarded for Infinities); Lacchini Prize and Medal of the Unione Astrofili Italiani 2005; Queen's Anniversary Prize 2006 (to Millennium Mathematics Project); Templeton Prize, Templeton Foundation 2006; Gresham Prize, Mercers Company and Corporation of London 2009 (also to Millennium Mathematics Project); Kelvin Medal and Prize, Institute of Physics, 2009; Premio Oriente Science (Prize), Colletti Foundation 2010; Merck-Serono Prize for Science and Literature, Merck-Serono, Italy, 2011; Gravity Research Foundation Research Essay 3rd Prize 2011; Christopher Zeeman Medal, London Mathematical Society and IMA, 2011; Premio Antico Pignolo (Literary Prize), Venice 2012; Dirac Gold Medal and Prize, Institute of Physics 2015; Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2016; Physics Letters Journal: Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing Award, 2017; Giuseppe Occhialini Medal and Prize of the Institute of Physics and the Italian Physical Society, 2019 John Barrow conducted research in cosmology, gravitation, and the large-scale structure of the Universe. His work furthered our understanding of the Universe’s deviations from perfect homogeneity and isotropy. He devised new ways to evaluate the amplitudes and patterns of possible cosmological anisotropies and inhomogeneities, and identified the conditions for cosmological chaos to occur. He investigated many applications of particle physics to the early Universe, especially the study of nucleosynthesis, the matter–antimatter asymmetry of the Universe, and ‘inflation’. He was also an effective populariser of science through his many books, newspaper articles, lectures, and radio broadcasts. Professor John Barrow FRS died on 26 September 2020. Lectures: Michael Faraday 2008, in recognition of his excellent work in science communication. Grants and fellowships: Royal Society Leverhulme Fellow, University of Sussex (1992-1993) Fellow 15/05/2003 50 Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal Society Presentation and Discussion 'A Dramatic Experiment: Science on Stage', The Royal Society, 11 May 2015 Sources: PIF; https://royalsociety.org/people/john-barrow-11044/ (accessed 30 September 2020) ©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://orcid.org/0000-0002-6083-9751 29 Nov 1952 - 26 Sep 2020 NA8659 30/04/2003 Clara 23/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/64026105 174fc53e-34d0-453a-961f-67094ced8bb6