James Jeans

Sir
James Jeans
OM FRS
Sir James Jeans OM FRS
Born	James Hopwood Jeans; 11 September 1877; Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Died	16 September 1946 (aged 69); Dorking, Surrey, England
Alma mater	Merchant Taylors' School; Cambridge University
Known for	Jeans equations; Jeans escape; Jeans instability; Jeans mass; Jeans length; Jeans's theorem; Rayleigh–Jeans law; Method of image charges; Tidal hypothesis
Awards	Smith's Prize (1901); Adams Prize (1917); Royal Medal (1919)
	Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy, mathematics, physics
Institutions	Trinity College, Cambridge; Princeton University
Notable students	Ronald Fisher

Sir James Hopwood Jeans OM FRS^[1] (11 September 1877 – 16 September 1946^[2]) was an English physicist, astronomer and mathematician.

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Sir James Jeans OM FRS

Born	James Hopwood Jeans (1877-09-11)11 September 1877 Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Died	16 September 1946(1946-09-16) (aged 69) Dorking, Surrey, England
Alma mater	Merchant Taylors' School; Cambridge University
Known for	Jeans equations Jeans escape Jeans instability Jeans mass Jeans length Jeans's theorem Rayleigh–Jeans law Method of image charges Tidal hypothesis
Awards	Smith's Prize (1901) Adams Prize (1917) Royal Medal (1919)
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy, mathematics, physics
Institutions	Trinity College, Cambridge; Princeton University
Notable students	Ronald Fisher