William McCrea (astronomer)

Sir William McCrea
Research Professor of Theoretical Astronomy, University of Sussex
In office
1966–1972
Professor of Mathematics, Royal Holloway College, London
In office
1944–1966
Professor of Mathematics, Queen's University of Belfast
In office
1936–1944
Personal details
Born
William Hunter McCrea

13 December 1904
Dublin, Ireland
Died25 April 1999(1999-04-25) (aged 94)
Lewes, East Sussex, England
OccupationAstronomer, mathematician

Sir William Hunter McCrea (13 December 1904 – 25 April 1999[1][2]) was an English astronomer and mathematician.

  1. ^ Mestel, L.; Pagel, B. E. J. (2007). "William Hunter McCrea. 13 December 1904 -- 25 April 1999: Elected FRS 1952". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 53: 223. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2007.0005.
  2. ^ Mestel, Leon (30 April 1999). "Obituary: Sir William McCrea – The Independent". London. Retrieved 20 July 2011.

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