| Authorised form of name | Spitzer; Lyman (1914 - 1997) |
| Dates | 1914 - 1997 |
| Nationality | American |
| Date of birth | 26/06/1914 |
| Date of death | 31/03/1997 |
| Membership category | Foreign Member |
| Date of election | 28/06/1990 |
| Age at election | 76 |
| Source | Obituaries:
Biographical Memoir 2007, Volume 53, pp 339-348 by Jeremiah P Ostriker ForMemRS |
| Code | NA289 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/004342 | Spitzer, Lyman | 1985 |
| EC/1990/45 | Spitzer, Lyman: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 1985 |