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Authorised form of nameSchott; George Adolphus (1868 - 1937)
Dates1868 - 1937
Date of birth25 January 1868
Date of death15/07/1937
ActivityEducation:
DSc (Lond); BA (Camb)
Career:
Professor of Applied Mathematics, Aberystwyth
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election11/05/1922
SourcesSources:
Bulloch's Roll
Obituaries:
Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1936-1938 vol 2 pp 451-454, plate, by A W Conway
Notes:
Christian name incorrect in Obituary Notice
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/41627634
Royal Society codeNA2609
Archives associated with this Fellow
Reference numberTitleDate
EC/1922/12Schott, George Adolphus: certificate of election to the Royal Society
NLB/10/107Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to George Adolphus Schott, Glan-y-Werydd, S Marine Terrace, Aberystwyth1 October 1894
NLB/8/881Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Professor Arthur Schuster, Fellow of the Royal Society16 January 1894
NLB/9/12Copy letter from an unknown correspondent, to Messrs Harrison & Sons, 45 St Martins Lane12 March 1894
RR/29/14Referee's report by George Adolphus Schott, on a paper 'On the complex anisotropic molecule in relation to the dispersion and scattering of light' by Louis Vessot KingJanuary 1923
RR/31/59Referee's report by Charles Galton Darwin, on a paper 'A new type of concentrated electromagnetic radiation and its bearing on the quantum theory' by George Adolphus Schott[August 1924]
RR/51/18Referee's report by George Adolphus Schott, on a paper 'The electromagnetic equations of the supraconductor' by F London and H London[November 1934]
RR/50/135Referee's report by Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac, on a paper 'On the electromagnetic fields due to variable electric charges and the intensities of spectrum lines according to the quantum theory' by George Adolphus SchottOctober 1933
RR/65/231Referee's report by Edward Arthur Milne, on a paper 'A theory of radiation' by the late George Adolphus SchottJanuary 1939
NLB/62/931Copy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Professor [George Adolphus] Schott, FRS10 June 1922
RR/63/90Referee's report by Charles Galton Darwin, on a paper 'The general motion of a spinning uniformly and rigidly electrifield sphere, III' by George Adolphus SchottFebruary 1937
NLB/57/328Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Sir Richard [Tetley] Glazebrook, FRS, Chairman of the Physics Committee17 October 1919
RR/34/99Referee's report by Ralph Howard Fowler, on a paper 'The theory of the linear electric oscillator and its bearing on the electron theory' by George Adolphus Schott[June 1926]
NLB/67/851Copy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Professor [George Adolphus] Schott, FRS26 March 1925
RR/12/230Referee's report by Arthur Schuster, on a paper 'On the reflection and refraction of light' by George Adolphus Schott[1893]
RR/50/134Referee's report by James Hopwood Jeans, on a paper 'On the electromagnetic fields due to variable electric charges and the intensities of spectrum lines according to the quantum theory' by George Adolphus SchottNovember 1933
RR/50/136Referee's report by Ralph Howard Fowler, on a paper 'On the electromagnetic fields due to variable electric charges and the intensities of spectrum lines according to the quantum theory' by George Adolphus SchottNovember 1933
RR/31/58Referee's report by Sydney Chapman, on a paper 'A new type of concentrated electromagnetic radiation and its bearing on the quantum theory' by George Adolphus Schott29 October 1924
RR/56/97Referee's report by Arthur William Conway, on a paper 'On the spinless rectilinear motion of a uniformly and rigidly electrified sphere—II' by George Adolphus Schott[March 1936]
NLB/57New Letter Book volume 57, copy letters sent from Royal Society administration27 June 1919-27 February 1920
RR/29/50Referee's report by John William Nicholson, on a paper 'On the scattering of X- and Y- rays by rings of electrons. The effect of damping of the incident radiation' by George Adolphus SchottMay 1923
RR/29/49Referee's report by Owen Willans Richardson, on a paper 'On the scattering of X- and Y- rays by rings of electrons. The effect of damping of the incident radiation' by George Adolphus SchottJune 1923
RR/34/100Referee's report by Charles Galton Darwin, on a paper 'The theory of the linear electric oscillator and its bearing on the electron theory' by George Adolphus Schott[May 1926]
RR/56/99Referee's report by Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac, on a paper 'The electromagnetic field due to a uniformly and rigidly electrified sphere in spinless accelerated motion and its mechanical reaction on the sphere—I' by George Adolphus Schott[January 1936]
RR/46/93Referee's report by Ralph Howard Fowler, on a paper 'On the electromagnetic fields due to variable electric charges and the intensities of spectrum lines according to the quantum theory' by George Adolphus Schott[October 1932]
RR/56/96Second referee's report by Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac, on a paper 'The electromagnetic field due to a uniformly and rigidly electrified sphere in spinless accelerated motion and its mechanical reaction on the sphere—I' by George Adolphus Schott[May 1936]
RR/56/98Referee's report by Charles Galton Darwin, on a paper 'The electromagnetic field due to a uniformly and rigidly electrified sphere in spinless accelerated motion and its mechanical reaction on the sphere—I' by George Adolphus Schott[February 1936]
MC/25/215Letter from [George Adolphus] Schott, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, to The Secretary, Royal Society16 March 1910
MC/33/153Letter from [George Adolphus] Schott, Mintaro, North [Road], Aberystwyth, to The Secretaries, Royal Society15 April 1918
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