SettingsRoyal Medal winners
Abdus Salam
Mohammad Abdus Salam, NI, SPk (Urdu: محمد عبد السلام, pronounced, (29 January 1926 – 21 November 1996) was a Pakistani theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics for his work on t...
Mohammad Abdus Salam, NI, SPk (Urdu: محمد عبد السلام, pronounced, (29 January 1926 – 21 November 1996) was a Pakistani theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics for his work on t...
Alan Fersht
Sir Alan Roy Fersht FRS (born 21 April 1943) is a British chemist at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge.
Sir Alan Roy Fersht FRS (born 21 April 1943) is a British chemist at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge.
Alan Lloyd Hodgkin
Sir Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, OM, KBE, PRS was a British physiologist and biophysicist, who shared the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Andrew Huxley and John Eccles.
Sir Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, OM, KBE, PRS was a British physiologist and biophysicist, who shared the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Andrew Huxley and John Eccles.
Alan R. Battersby
Sir Alan Rushton Battersby FRS (born 1925) is a retired organic chemist known for his work on the genetic blueprint, structure, and synthetic pathway of Cyanocobalamin.
Sir Alan Rushton Battersby FRS (born 1925) is a retired organic chemist known for his work on the genetic blueprint, structure, and synthetic pathway of Cyanocobalamin.
Alan Walsh (physicist)
Sir Alan Walsh FRS was a British/Australian physicist, originator and developer of the Atomic absorption spectroscopy method of chemical analysis.
Sir Alan Walsh FRS was a British/Australian physicist, originator and developer of the Atomic absorption spectroscopy method of chemical analysis.
Alan Walsh (scientist)
Alan Walsh FRS was a British and Australian physicist who won the Royal Medal in 1976.
Alan Walsh FRS was a British and Australian physicist who won the Royal Medal in 1976.
Albany Hancock
Albany Hancock , naturalist, biologist and supporter of Charles Darwin, was born on Christmas Eve in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Albany Hancock , naturalist, biologist and supporter of Charles Darwin, was born on Christmas Eve in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Albert Charles Seward
Albert Charles Seward FRS (9 October 1863 Lancaster – 11 April 1941 Oxford) was a British botanist and geologist.
Albert Charles Seward FRS (9 October 1863 Lancaster – 11 April 1941 Oxford) was a British botanist and geologist.
Albert Günther
Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther FRS, also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther, was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist.
Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther FRS, also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther, was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist.
Alec Jeffreys
Sir Alec John Jeffreys, FRS (born 9 January 1950 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) is a British geneticist, who developed techniques for DNA fingerprinting and DNA profiling which are now used al...
Sir Alec John Jeffreys, FRS (born 9 January 1950 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) is a British geneticist, who developed techniques for DNA fingerprinting and DNA profiling which are now used al...
Alexander Lamb Cullen
Alexander Lamb Cullen, FRS was a British electrical engineer.
Alexander Lamb Cullen, FRS was a British electrical engineer.
Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd
Alexander Robertus Todd, Baron Todd, OM, PRS FRSE was a Scottish biochemist whose research on the structure and synthesis of nucleotides, nucleosides, and nucleotide coenzymes gained him the 195...
Alexander Robertus Todd, Baron Todd, OM, PRS FRSE was a Scottish biochemist whose research on the structure and synthesis of nucleotides, nucleosides, and nucleotide coenzymes gained him the 195...
Alexander Ross Clarke
Alexander Ross Clarke (1828–1914) was a British geodesist, primarily remembered for his work defining different reference ellipsoids approximating the shape of the geoid.
Alexander Ross Clarke (1828–1914) was a British geodesist, primarily remembered for his work defining different reference ellipsoids approximating the shape of the geoid.
Alexander William Williamson
Alexander William Williamson FRS (1 May 1824 – 6 May 1904) was an English chemist of Scottish descent.
Alexander William Williamson FRS (1 May 1824 – 6 May 1904) was an English chemist of Scottish descent.
Alfred George Greenhill
Sir (Alfred) George Greenhill, F.R.S. (29 November 1847, London — 10 February 1927, London), was a British mathematician.
Sir (Alfred) George Greenhill, F.R.S. (29 November 1847, London — 10 February 1927, London), was a British mathematician.
Alfred Harker (petrologist)
Alfred Harker FRS (19 February 1859 - 28 July 1939) was an English geologist who specialised in petrology and interpretive petrography.
Alfred Harker FRS (19 February 1859 - 28 July 1939) was an English geologist who specialised in petrology and interpretive petrography.
Alfred Newton
Alfred Newton FRS (Geneva, 11 June 1829 – Cambridge, 7 June 1907) was an English zoologist and ornithologist.
Alfred Newton FRS (Geneva, 11 June 1829 – Cambridge, 7 June 1907) was an English zoologist and ornithologist.
Alfred Russel Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace, OM, FRS (8 January 1823 – 7 November 1913) was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist.
Alfred Russel Wallace, OM, FRS (8 January 1823 – 7 November 1913) was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist.
Andrew Forsyth
Andrew Russell Forsyth FRS was a Scottish mathematician.
Andrew Russell Forsyth FRS was a Scottish mathematician.
Andrew Ramsay
Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay (31 January 1814 – 9 December 1891) was a Scottish geologist.
Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay (31 January 1814 – 9 December 1891) was a Scottish geologist.
Andrew Ramsay (geologist)
Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay was a Scottish geologist.
Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay was a Scottish geologist.
Andrew Wiles
Sir Andrew John Wiles, KBE, FRS is a British mathematician and a Royal Society Research Professor at Oxford University, specializing in number theory.
Sir Andrew John Wiles, KBE, FRS is a British mathematician and a Royal Society Research Professor at Oxford University, specializing in number theory.
Anne McLaren
Dame Anne Laura Dorinthea McLaren, DBE, FRS, FRCOG (26 April 1927 – 7 July 2007) was the daughter of Henry McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway and Christabel McNaughten.
Dame Anne Laura Dorinthea McLaren, DBE, FRS, FRCOG (26 April 1927 – 7 July 2007) was the daughter of Henry McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway and Christabel McNaughten.
Anthony Epstein
Sir Michael Anthony Epstein CBE, FRS was one of the discoverers of the Epstein-Barr virus.
Sir Michael Anthony Epstein CBE, FRS was one of the discoverers of the Epstein-Barr virus.
Anthony Pawson
Anthony 'Tony' James Pawson,, British-born Canadian scientist whose research has revolutionized the understanding of signal transduction, the molecular mechanisms by which cells respond to exter...
Anthony 'Tony' James Pawson,, British-born Canadian scientist whose research has revolutionized the understanding of signal transduction, the molecular mechanisms by which cells respond to exter...
Antoine Jérôme Balard
Antoine Jérôme Balard (30 September 1802 – 30 April 1876) was a French chemist and the discoverer of bromine.
Antoine Jérôme Balard (30 September 1802 – 30 April 1876) was a French chemist and the discoverer of bromine.
Archibald Hill
A. V. Hill, christened Archibald Vivian (which names he detested) CH OBE FRS (26 September 1886 – 3 June 1977) was an English physiologist, one of the founders of the diverse discipl...
A. V. Hill, christened Archibald Vivian (which names he detested) CH OBE FRS (26 September 1886 – 3 June 1977) was an English physiologist, one of the founders of the diverse discipl...
Archibald Howie
Archibald "Archie" Howie FRS (born 1934) is a British physicist, known for his pioneering work on the interpretation of transmission electron microscope images of crystals.
Archibald "Archie" Howie FRS (born 1934) is a British physicist, known for his pioneering work on the interpretation of transmission electron microscope images of crystals.
Archibald Smith
Archibald Smith FRS FRSE (10 August 1813, Greenhead, Glasgow – 26 December 1872, London) was a Scottish mathematician and lawyer.
Archibald Smith FRS FRSE (10 August 1813, Greenhead, Glasgow – 26 December 1872, London) was a Scottish mathematician and lawyer.
Arthur Eddington
Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington, OM, FRS was a British astrophysicist of the early 20th century.
Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington, OM, FRS was a British astrophysicist of the early 20th century.
Arthur Henry Reginald Buller
Arthur Henry Reginald Buller FRSC, FRS (August 19, 1874 – July 3, 1944) was a British-Canadian mycologist.
Arthur Henry Reginald Buller FRSC, FRS (August 19, 1874 – July 3, 1944) was a British-Canadian mycologist.
Arthur Schuster
Sir Franz Arthur Friedrich Schuster FRS (12 September 1851 – 17 October 1934) was a German-born British physicist known for his work in spectroscopy, electrochemistry, optics, X-radiograph...
Sir Franz Arthur Friedrich Schuster FRS (12 September 1851 – 17 October 1934) was a German-born British physicist known for his work in spectroscopy, electrochemistry, optics, X-radiograph...
Arthur Smith Woodward
Sir Arthur Smith Woodward was an English palaeontologist.
Sir Arthur Smith Woodward was an English palaeontologist.
Arthur William Rucker
Sir Arthur William Rucker (or Rücker), KB, FRS (23 October 1848, Clapham Park, London, England – 1 November 1915, Everington, near Newbury, Berkshire) was a British physicist.
Sir Arthur William Rucker (or Rücker), KB, FRS (23 October 1848, Clapham Park, London, England – 1 November 1915, Everington, near Newbury, Berkshire) was a British physicist.
August Wilhelm von Hofmann
August Wilhelm von Hofmann (8 April 1818 – 5 May 1892) was a German chemist.
August Wilhelm von Hofmann (8 April 1818 – 5 May 1892) was a German chemist.
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle also spelled Augustin Pyrame de Candolle was a Swiss botanist.
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle also spelled Augustin Pyrame de Candolle was a Swiss botanist.
Augustus Edward Hough Love
Augustus Edward Hough Love FRS, often known as A. E. H. Love, was a mathematician famous for his work on the mathematical theory of elasticity.
Augustus Edward Hough Love FRS, often known as A. E. H. Love, was a mathematician famous for his work on the mathematical theory of elasticity.
Augustus Matthiessen
Augustus Matthiessen, FRS (2 January 1831, London – 6 October 1870, London), the son of a merchant, was a British chemist and physicist who obtained his PhD in Germany at the University of...
Augustus Matthiessen, FRS (2 January 1831, London – 6 October 1870, London), the son of a merchant, was a British chemist and physicist who obtained his PhD in Germany at the University of...
Augustus Volney Waller
Augustus Volney Waller FRS (21 December 1816 - 18 September 1870) was a British neurophysiologist.
Augustus Volney Waller FRS (21 December 1816 - 18 September 1870) was a British neurophysiologist.
Barnes Wallis
Sir Barnes Neville Wallis, CBE FRS, RDI, FRAeS, was an English scientist, engineer and inventor.
Sir Barnes Neville Wallis, CBE FRS, RDI, FRAeS, was an English scientist, engineer and inventor.
Basil John Mason
Sir John Mason, CB, FRCP, FRCPEd, FRFPS, FRS is an expert on cloud physics and former Director of the UK Meteorological Office.
Sir John Mason, CB, FRCP, FRCPEd, FRFPS, FRS is an expert on cloud physics and former Director of the UK Meteorological Office.
Bennett Lewis
Wilfrid Bennett Lewis, CC, CBE, FRSC, FRS (June 24, 1908 – January 10, 1987) was a Canadian nuclear scientist and administrator, and was centrally involved in the development of the CANDU ...
Wilfrid Bennett Lewis, CC, CBE, FRSC, FRS (June 24, 1908 – January 10, 1987) was a Canadian nuclear scientist and administrator, and was centrally involved in the development of the CANDU ...
Bernard Lovell
Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell OBE, FRS is an English physicist and radio astronomer.
Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell OBE, FRS is an English physicist and radio astronomer.
C. D. Darlington
Cyril Dean Darlington (19 December 1903 - 26 March 1981) was an English biologist, geneticist and eugenicist, who discovered the mechanics of chromosomal crossover, its role in inheritance, an...
Cyril Dean Darlington (19 December 1903 - 26 March 1981) was an English biologist, geneticist and eugenicist, who discovered the mechanics of chromosomal crossover, its role in inheritance, an...
C. F. Powell
Cecil Frank Powell, FRS was a British physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his development of the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and for the resulting discovery ...
Cecil Frank Powell, FRS was a British physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his development of the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and for the resulting discovery ...
C. V. Boys
Sir Charles Vernon Boys, FRS was a British physicist, known for his careful and innovative experimental work.
Sir Charles Vernon Boys, FRS was a British physicist, known for his careful and innovative experimental work.
Carl Pantin
Carl Frederick Abel Pantin FRS (30 March 1899 - 14 January 1967) was a British zoologist.
Carl Frederick Abel Pantin FRS (30 March 1899 - 14 January 1967) was a British zoologist.
Cecil Edgar Tilley
Cecil Edgar Tilley FRS was an Australian-British petrologist and geologist.
Cecil Edgar Tilley FRS was an Australian-British petrologist and geologist.
Cecil Frank Powell
Cecil Frank Powell (5 December 1903 – 9 August 1969) was a British physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his development of the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and...
Cecil Frank Powell (5 December 1903 – 9 August 1969) was a British physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his development of the photographic method of studying nuclear processes and...
Charles Galton Darwin
Sir Charles Galton Darwin, KBE, MC, FRS was an English physicist, the grandson of Charles Darwin.
Sir Charles Galton Darwin, KBE, MC, FRS was an English physicist, the grandson of Charles Darwin.
Charles Husband
Sir Henry Charles Husband (1908–1983) was a leading architect and consulting engineer in Great Britain.
Sir Henry Charles Husband (1908–1983) was a leading architect and consulting engineer in Great Britain.
Charles James Hargreave
Charles James Hargreave was an English judge and mathematician.
Charles James Hargreave was an English judge and mathematician.
Charles James Martin
Charles James Martin, FRS, FRCS was a British scientist who did seminal work on a very wide range of topics including snake toxins, control of body temperature, plague and the way it was spread,...
Charles James Martin, FRS, FRCS was a British scientist who did seminal work on a very wide range of topics including snake toxins, control of body temperature, plague and the way it was spread,...
Charles Lyell
Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet, Kt FRS was a British lawyer and the foremost geologist of his day.
Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet, Kt FRS was a British lawyer and the foremost geologist of his day.
Charles Oatley
Sir Charles William Oatley OBE, FRS FREng (1904–1996) was Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Cambridge, 1960–1971, and developer of one of the first commercial scanning electron ...
Sir Charles William Oatley OBE, FRS FREng (1904–1996) was Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Cambridge, 1960–1971, and developer of one of the first commercial scanning electron ...
Charles Pritchard
Charles Pritchard was a British astronomer.
Charles Pritchard was a British astronomer.
Charles Robert Harington
Sir Charles Robert Harington, FRS (1 August 1897 - 4 February 1972) was a chemist, best known for synthesizing thyroxine.
Sir Charles Robert Harington, FRS (1 August 1897 - 4 February 1972) was a chemist, best known for synthesizing thyroxine.
Charles Scott Sherrington
Sir Charles Scott Sherrington, OM, GBE, PRS was an English neurophysiologist, histologist, bacteriologist, and a pathologist, Nobel laureate and president of the Royal Society in the early 1920s.
Sir Charles Scott Sherrington, OM, GBE, PRS was an English neurophysiologist, histologist, bacteriologist, and a pathologist, Nobel laureate and president of the Royal Society in the early 1920s.
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, CH, FRS was a Scottish physicist and meteorologist who received the Nobel Prize in physics for his invention of the cloud chamber.
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, CH, FRS was a Scottish physicist and meteorologist who received the Nobel Prize in physics for his invention of the cloud chamber.
Charles Wheatstone
Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS, was an English scientist and inventor of many scientific breakthroughs of the Victorian era, including the English concertina, the stereoscope, and the Playfair cipher.
Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS, was an English scientist and inventor of many scientific breakthroughs of the Victorian era, including the English concertina, the stereoscope, and the Playfair cipher.
Charles Wyville Thomson
Sir Charles Wyville Thomson was a Scottish natural historian and marine zoologist.
Sir Charles Wyville Thomson was a Scottish natural historian and marine zoologist.
Christopher Cockerell
Sir Christopher Sydney Cockerell CBE RDI FRS was an English engineer, best known as the inventor of the hovercraft.
Sir Christopher Sydney Cockerell CBE RDI FRS was an English engineer, best known as the inventor of the hovercraft.
Christopher Kelk Ingold
Sir Christopher Kelk Ingold FRS (28 October 1893 – 8 December 1970) was a British chemist based in Leeds and London.
Sir Christopher Kelk Ingold FRS (28 October 1893 – 8 December 1970) was a British chemist based in Leeds and London.
Cyril Hilsum
Cyril Hilsum CBE FRS FREng HonFInstP (born 17 May 1925) is a British physicist and academic.
Cyril Hilsum CBE FRS FREng HonFInstP (born 17 May 1925) is a British physicist and academic.
Cyril Norman Hinshelwood
Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood OM PRS was an English physical chemist.
Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood OM PRS was an English physical chemist.
César Milstein
César Milstein FRS (8 October 1927 – 24 March 2002) was an Argentine biochemist in the field of antibody research.
César Milstein FRS (8 October 1927 – 24 March 2002) was an Argentine biochemist in the field of antibody research.
Dan McKenzie (geophysicist)
Dan Peter McKenzie, CH, FRS (b.
Dan Peter McKenzie, CH, FRS (b.
Daniel Joseph Bradley
Daniel Joseph Bradley FRS, was an Irish physicist, and Emeritus Professor of Optical Electronics, at Trinity College Dublin.
Daniel Joseph Bradley FRS, was an Irish physicist, and Emeritus Professor of Optical Electronics, at Trinity College Dublin.
Daniel Oliver
Daniel Oliver, FRS (6 February 1830 – 21 December 1916) was a British botanist.
Daniel Oliver, FRS (6 February 1830 – 21 December 1916) was a British botanist.
David Brewster
Sir David Brewster KH PRSE FRS FSA FSSA MICE was a Scottish physicist, mathematician, astronomer, inventor, writer and university principal.
Sir David Brewster KH PRSE FRS FSA FSSA MICE was a Scottish physicist, mathematician, astronomer, inventor, writer and university principal.
David Bruce (microbiologist)
Major-General Sir David Bruce KCB FRS FRSE (29 May 1855, Melbourne - 27 November 1931, London) was a Scottish pathologist and microbiologist who investigated the Malta-fever and trypanosomes, id...
Major-General Sir David Bruce KCB FRS FRSE (29 May 1855, Melbourne - 27 November 1931, London) was a Scottish pathologist and microbiologist who investigated the Malta-fever and trypanosomes, id...
David Brunt
Sir David Brunt KBE (17 June 1886 – 5 February 1965) was a Welsh meteorologist.
Sir David Brunt KBE (17 June 1886 – 5 February 1965) was a Welsh meteorologist.
David Chilton Phillips
David Chilton Phillips, Baron Phillips of Ellesmere, KBE, FRS (7 March 1924 - 23 February 1999) is considered to be a founding father of the now expanding field of structural biology and was an ...
David Chilton Phillips, Baron Phillips of Ellesmere, KBE, FRS (7 March 1924 - 23 February 1999) is considered to be a founding father of the now expanding field of structural biology and was an ...
David Edward Hughes
David Edward Hughes (16 May 1831 – 22 January 1900), was a British scientist and musician.
David Edward Hughes (16 May 1831 – 22 January 1900), was a British scientist and musician.
David Gill (astronomer)
Sir David Gill FRS (12 June 1843 – 24 January 1914) was a Scottish astronomer who is known for measuring astronomical distances, for astrophotography, and for geodesy.
Sir David Gill FRS (12 June 1843 – 24 January 1914) was a Scottish astronomer who is known for measuring astronomical distances, for astrophotography, and for geodesy.
David Keilin
David Keilin FRS was an entomologist, among other things.
David Keilin FRS was an entomologist, among other things.
David Tabor
David Tabor (23 October 1913 - 26 November 2005) was a British physicist who coined the word tribology for the study of frictional interaction between surfaces.
David Tabor (23 October 1913 - 26 November 2005) was a British physicist who coined the word tribology for the study of frictional interaction between surfaces.
David Weatherall
Sir David John Weatherall is a British physician and researcher in molecular genetics, haematology, pathology and clinical medicine.
Sir David John Weatherall is a British physician and researcher in molecular genetics, haematology, pathology and clinical medicine.
Denys Wilkinson
Sir Denys Haigh Wilkinson FRS (born 5 September 1922 in Leeds, Yorkshire) is a British nuclear physicist.
Sir Denys Haigh Wilkinson FRS (born 5 September 1922 in Leeds, Yorkshire) is a British nuclear physicist.
Derek Barton
Sir Derek Harold Richard Barton FRS (8 September 1918 – 16 March 1998) was a British organic chemist and Nobel Prize laureate.
Sir Derek Harold Richard Barton FRS (8 September 1918 – 16 March 1998) was a British organic chemist and Nobel Prize laureate.
Donald Charlton Bradley
Donald Charlton Bradley CBE, FRS is a British chemist, who won the Royal Medal in 1998.
Donald Charlton Bradley CBE, FRS is a British chemist, who won the Royal Medal in 1998.
Donald Hill Perkins
Donald Hill Perkins is a British physicist and an Emeritus Professor at the University of Oxford.
Donald Hill Perkins is a British physicist and an Emeritus Professor at the University of Oxford.
Donald Metcalf
Emeritus Professor Donald Metcalf AC FRS FAA is an Australian medical researcher who spent most of his career at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne.
Emeritus Professor Donald Metcalf AC FRS FAA is an Australian medical researcher who spent most of his career at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne.
Dorothy Hodgkin
Dorothy Mary Hodgkin OM, FRS, née Crowfoot, was a British chemist, credited with the development of protein crystallography.
Dorothy Mary Hodgkin OM, FRS, née Crowfoot, was a British chemist, credited with the development of protein crystallography.
Dugald Clerk
Sir Dugald Clerk KBE, FRS (1854, Glasgow – 1932, Ewhurst, Surrey) was a Scottish engineer who designed the world's first successful two-stroke engine in 1878 and patented it in England in 1881.
Sir Dugald Clerk KBE, FRS (1854, Glasgow – 1932, Ewhurst, Surrey) was a Scottish engineer who designed the world's first successful two-stroke engine in 1878 and patented it in England in 1881.
Dukinfield Henry Scott
Dukinfield Henry Scott (November 28, 1854 – January 29, 1934) was a British botanist.
Dukinfield Henry Scott (November 28, 1854 – January 29, 1934) was a British botanist.
E. W. Hobson
Ernest William Hobson FRS (27 October 1856 – 19 April 1933) was an English mathematician, now remembered mostly for his books, some of which broke new ground in their coverage in English o...
Ernest William Hobson FRS (27 October 1856 – 19 April 1933) was an English mathematician, now remembered mostly for his books, some of which broke new ground in their coverage in English o...
Eaton Hodgkinson
Eaton A. Hodgkinson (26 February 1789 - 18 June 1861) was an English engineer, a pioneer of the application of mathematics to problems of structural design.
Eaton A. Hodgkinson (26 February 1789 - 18 June 1861) was an English engineer, a pioneer of the application of mathematics to problems of structural design.
Edgar Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian
Edgar Douglas Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian OM PRS (30 November 1889 – 4 August 1977) was a British electrophysiologist and recipient of the 1932 Nobel Prize for Physiology, won jointly with Sir Cha...
Edgar Douglas Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian OM PRS (30 November 1889 – 4 August 1977) was a British electrophysiologist and recipient of the 1932 Nobel Prize for Physiology, won jointly with Sir Cha...
Edward Abraham
Edward Penley Abraham, CBE, FRS (June 10, 1913 – 8 May 1999) was an English biochemist instrumental in the development of penicillin.
Edward Penley Abraham, CBE, FRS (June 10, 1913 – 8 May 1999) was an English biochemist instrumental in the development of penicillin.
Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer
Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer FRS FRSE was an English physiologist who coined the word "insulin" after theorising that a single substance from the pancreas was responsible for diabetes mellitus.
Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer FRS FRSE was an English physiologist who coined the word "insulin" after theorising that a single substance from the pancreas was responsible for diabetes mellitus.
Edward Arthur Milne
Edward Arthur Milne FRS (14 February 1896 – 21 September 1950) was a British astrophysicist and mathematician.
Edward Arthur Milne FRS (14 February 1896 – 21 September 1950) was a British astrophysicist and mathematician.
Edward Battersby Bailey
Sir Edward Battersby Bailey FRS (1 July 1881 – 19 March 1965) was an English geologist.
Sir Edward Battersby Bailey FRS (1 July 1881 – 19 March 1965) was an English geologist.
Edward Bullard
Sir Edward "Teddy" Crisp Bullard FRS was a geophysicist born into a wealthy brewing family in Norwich, England.
Sir Edward "Teddy" Crisp Bullard FRS was a geophysicist born into a wealthy brewing family in Norwich, England.
Edward James Salisbury
Sir Edward James Salisbury FRS (16 April 1886 – 10 November 1978) was an English botanist and ecologist.
Sir Edward James Salisbury FRS (16 April 1886 – 10 November 1978) was an English botanist and ecologist.
Edward Mellanby
Sir Edward Mellanby, GBE, KCB, MD, FRCP, FRS discovered vitamin D and the role of the vitamin in preventing rickets in 1919.
Sir Edward Mellanby, GBE, KCB, MD, FRCP, FRS discovered vitamin D and the role of the vitamin in preventing rickets in 1919.
Edward Sabine
General Sir Edward Sabine KCB FRS was an Irish astronomer, geophysicist, ornithologist, explorer and the 30th President of the Royal Society.
General Sir Edward Sabine KCB FRS was an Irish astronomer, geophysicist, ornithologist, explorer and the 30th President of the Royal Society.
Edward Victor Appleton
Sir Edward Victor Appleton, GBE, KCB, FRS (6 September 1892 – 21 April 1965) was an English physicist.
Sir Edward Victor Appleton, GBE, KCB, FRS (6 September 1892 – 21 April 1965) was an English physicist.
Edwin Southern
Sir Edwin Mellor Southern, FRS is an English 2005 Lasker Award-winning molecular biologist.
Sir Edwin Mellor Southern, FRS is an English 2005 Lasker Award-winning molecular biologist.
Edwin Stephen Goodrich
Edwin Stephen Goodrich, was an English zoologist, specialising in comparative anatomy, embryology, paleontology, and evolution.
Edwin Stephen Goodrich, was an English zoologist, specialising in comparative anatomy, embryology, paleontology, and evolution.
Eilhard Mitscherlich
Eilhard Mitscherlich was a German chemist, who is perhaps best remembered today for his law of isomorphism, which states that compounds crystallizing together probably have similar structures an...
Eilhard Mitscherlich was a German chemist, who is perhaps best remembered today for his law of isomorphism, which states that compounds crystallizing together probably have similar structures an...
Eric Ash
Sir Eric Albert Ash, CBE (born 31 January 1928) is a distinguished German-born British electrical engineer and past Rector of Imperial College.
Sir Eric Albert Ash, CBE (born 31 January 1928) is a distinguished German-born British electrical engineer and past Rector of Imperial College.
Eric Harold Mansfield
Eric Mansfield is an aeronautical engineer who won the Royal Medal in 1994, "for his many fundamental and analytical contributions to our knowledge of advanced aeronautical structures, and more ...
Eric Mansfield is an aeronautical engineer who won the Royal Medal in 1994, "for his many fundamental and analytical contributions to our knowledge of advanced aeronautical structures, and more ...
Eric James Denton
Sir Eric James Denton FRS, CBE (born Bentley, Yorkshire 30 September 1923 - died St Just, Cornwall 2 January 2007) was a British marine biologist who won the Royal Society's Royal Medal in 1987.
Sir Eric James Denton FRS, CBE (born Bentley, Yorkshire 30 September 1923 - died St Just, Cornwall 2 January 2007) was a British marine biologist who won the Royal Society's Royal Medal in 1987.
Ernest Kennaway
Sir Ernest Laurence Kennaway was a British pathologist and Royal Medal winner.
Sir Ernest Laurence Kennaway was a British pathologist and Royal Medal winner.
Ernest William Brown
Ernest William Brown FRS was a British mathematician and astronomer, who spent the majority of his career working in the United States.
Ernest William Brown FRS was a British mathematician and astronomer, who spent the majority of his career working in the United States.
Ferdinand von Mueller
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist.
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist.
Francis Brambell
Francis William Rogers Brambell (25 February 1901 – 6 June 1970) was a British medical scientist.
Francis William Rogers Brambell (25 February 1901 – 6 June 1970) was a British medical scientist.
Francis Crick
Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, and most noted for being a co-discoverer of the structure of the DNA molecule in 1953 tog...
Francis Harry Compton Crick OM FRS was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, and most noted for being a co-discoverer of the structure of the DNA molecule in 1953 tog...
Francis Galton
Sir Francis Galton /ˈfrɑːnsɪs ˈgɔːltn̩/ FRS (16 February 1822 – 17 January 1911), cousin of Douglas Strutt Galton, cousin of Charles Darwin, was an English Victorian polymath: anthropologist, e...
Sir Francis Galton /ˈfrɑːnsɪs ˈgɔːltn̩/ FRS (16 February 1822 – 17 January 1911), cousin of Douglas Strutt Galton, cousin of Charles Darwin, was an English Victorian polymath: anthropologist, e...
Francis Maitland Balfour
Francis (Frank) Maitland Balfour, known as F. M. Balfour, (November 10, 1851 - July 19, 1882) was a British biologist.
Francis (Frank) Maitland Balfour, known as F. M. Balfour, (November 10, 1851 - July 19, 1882) was a British biologist.
Francis Marshall
Francis Hugh Adam Marshall, CBE, FRS (11 July 1878, High Wycombe – 5 February 1949, Cambridge) was a British physiologist.
Francis Hugh Adam Marshall, CBE, FRS (11 July 1878, High Wycombe – 5 February 1949, Cambridge) was a British physiologist.
Francis Marshall (physiologist)
Francis Hugh Adam Marshall, CBE, FRS was a British physiologist.
Francis Hugh Adam Marshall, CBE, FRS was a British physiologist.
Francis William Aston
Francis William Aston FRS was a British chemist and physicist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery, by means of his mass spectrograph, of isotopes, in a large number of no...
Francis William Aston FRS was a British chemist and physicist who won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery, by means of his mass spectrograph, of isotopes, in a large number of no...
Frank Macfarlane Burnet
Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, (3 September 1899 – 31 August 1985), usually known as Macfarlane or Mac Burnet, was an Australian virologist best known for his contributions to immunology.
Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, (3 September 1899 – 31 August 1985), usually known as Macfarlane or Mac Burnet, was an Australian virologist best known for his contributions to immunology.
Frank Watson Dyson
Sir Frank Watson Dyson, KBE, FRS was an English astronomer and Astronomer Royal who is remembered today largely for introducing time signals from Greenwich, England, and for the role he played i...
Sir Frank Watson Dyson, KBE, FRS was an English astronomer and Astronomer Royal who is remembered today largely for introducing time signals from Greenwich, England, and for the role he played i...
Frank Yates
Frank Yates FRS was one of the pioneers of 20th century statistics.
Frank Yates FRS was one of the pioneers of 20th century statistics.
Fred Hoyle
Sir Fred Hoyle FRS was an English astronomer and mathematician noted primarily for his contribution to the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis and his often controversial stance on other cosmologi...
Sir Fred Hoyle FRS was an English astronomer and mathematician noted primarily for his contribution to the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis and his often controversial stance on other cosmologi...
Frederic Bartlett
Sir Frederic Charles Bartlett was a British psychologist and the first professor of experimental psychology at the University of Cambridge.
Sir Frederic Charles Bartlett was a British psychologist and the first professor of experimental psychology at the University of Cambridge.
Frederick Blackman
Frederick Frost Blackman (25 July 1866 – 30 January 1947) was a British plant physiologist.
Frederick Frost Blackman (25 July 1866 – 30 January 1947) was a British plant physiologist.
Frederick Charles Frank
Sir Frederick Charles Frank FRS was a British theoretical physicist.
Sir Frederick Charles Frank FRS was a British theoretical physicist.
Frederick Gowland Hopkins
Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins OM FRS (20 June 1861 – 16 May 1947) was an English biochemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1929, with Christiaan Eijkman, for the d...
Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins OM FRS (20 June 1861 – 16 May 1947) was an English biochemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1929, with Christiaan Eijkman, for the d...
Frederick Gugenheim Gregory
Frederick Gugenheim Gregory (22 December 1893–27 November 1961) was a British botanist, plant physiologist and winner of the Royal Medal.
Frederick Gugenheim Gregory (22 December 1893–27 November 1961) was a British botanist, plant physiologist and winner of the Royal Medal.
Frederick Orpen Bower
Frederick Orpen Bower FRS (4 November 1855 – 11 April 1948) was a British botanist.
Frederick Orpen Bower FRS (4 November 1855 – 11 April 1948) was a British botanist.
Frederick Sanger
Frederick Sanger, is an English biochemist and a two-time Nobel laureate in chemistry, the only person to have been so.
Frederick Sanger, is an English biochemist and a two-time Nobel laureate in chemistry, the only person to have been so.
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve was a Baltic German astronomer from a famous dynasty.
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve was a Baltic German astronomer from a famous dynasty.
G. H. Hardy
Godfrey Harold “G. H.” Hardy FRS was a prominent English mathematician, known for his achievements in number theory and mathematical analysis.
Godfrey Harold “G. H.” Hardy FRS was a prominent English mathematician, known for his achievements in number theory and mathematical analysis.
Gabriel Horn
Sir Gabriel Horn, FRS (born 9 December 1927) is a British biologist.
Sir Gabriel Horn, FRS (born 9 December 1927) is a British biologist.
Geoffrey Burnstock
Geoffrey Burnstock is Emeritus Professor and President of the Autonomic Neuroscience Centre of the UCL Medical School.
Geoffrey Burnstock is Emeritus Professor and President of the Autonomic Neuroscience Centre of the UCL Medical School.
Geoffrey Eglinton
Geoffrey Eglinton, FRS (born 1927, Cardiff) is a British chemist and Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Fellow in Earth Sciences at Bristol University.
Geoffrey Eglinton, FRS (born 1927, Cardiff) is a British chemist and Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Fellow in Earth Sciences at Bristol University.
Geoffrey Ingram Taylor
Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor OM was a British physicist, mathematician and expert on fluid dynamics and wave theory.
Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor OM was a British physicist, mathematician and expert on fluid dynamics and wave theory.
Geoffrey Wilkinson
Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson FRS was a Nobel laureate English chemist who pioneered inorganic chemistry and homogeneous transition metal catalysis.
Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson FRS was a Nobel laureate English chemist who pioneered inorganic chemistry and homogeneous transition metal catalysis.
George Allman (natural historian)
George James Allman FRS, M.D., Emeritus Professor of Natural History in Edinburgh, was an eminent Irish naturalist.
George James Allman FRS, M.D., Emeritus Professor of Natural History in Edinburgh, was an eminent Irish naturalist.
George Batchelor
George Keith Batchelor FRS was an Australian applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist.
George Keith Batchelor FRS was an Australian applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist.
George Bentham
George Bentham CMG FRS (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".
George Bentham CMG FRS (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".
George Biddell Airy
Sir George Biddell Airy PRS KCB was an English mathematician and astronomer, Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881.
Sir George Biddell Airy PRS KCB was an English mathematician and astronomer, Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881.
George Boole
George Boole (; 2 November 1815 – 8 December 1864) was an English mathematician and logician.
George Boole (; 2 November 1815 – 8 December 1864) was an English mathematician and logician.
George Boolos
George Stephen Boolos (September 4, 1940, New York City – May 27, 1996) was a philosopher and a mathematical logician who taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
George Stephen Boolos (September 4, 1940, New York City – May 27, 1996) was a philosopher and a mathematical logician who taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
George Busk
George Busk RN FRS (12 August 1807 – 10 August 1886) was a British Naval surgeon, zoologist and palaeontologist.
George Busk RN FRS (12 August 1807 – 10 August 1886) was a British Naval surgeon, zoologist and palaeontologist.
George Deacon
Sir George Edward Raven Deacon (21 March 1906 - 16 November 1984) was a British oceanographer and chemist.
Sir George Edward Raven Deacon (21 March 1906 - 16 November 1984) was a British oceanographer and chemist.
George Edwards (aviation)
Sir George Robert Freeman Edwards, OM, CBE, FRS, DL (9 July 1908 – 2 March 2003), was a British aircraft designer and industrialist.
Sir George Robert Freeman Edwards, OM, CBE, FRS, DL (9 July 1908 – 2 March 2003), was a British aircraft designer and industrialist.
George FitzGerald
George Francis FitzGerald (3 August 1851 – 22 February 1901) was an Irish professor of "natural and experimental philosophy" (i.e., physics and chemistry) at the Trinity College in Dublin,...
George Francis FitzGerald (3 August 1851 – 22 February 1901) was an Irish professor of "natural and experimental philosophy" (i.e., physics and chemistry) at the Trinity College in Dublin,...
George Fownes
George Fownes, FRS (14 May 1815, London – 31 January 1849, Brompton, Kent) was a British chemist.
George Fownes, FRS (14 May 1815, London – 31 January 1849, Brompton, Kent) was a British chemist.
George James Allman
George James Allman FRS (1812 – 24 November 1898), M.D., Emeritus Professor of Natural History in Edinburgh, was an eminent Irish naturalist.
George James Allman FRS (1812 – 24 November 1898), M.D., Emeritus Professor of Natural History in Edinburgh, was an eminent Irish naturalist.
George Newport
George Newport (14 February 1803 - Canterbury – 6 April 1854 - London) was a prominent English entomologist.
George Newport (14 February 1803 - Canterbury – 6 April 1854 - London) was a prominent English entomologist.
George Paget Thomson
Sir George Paget Thomson, FRS (3 May 1892 – 10 September 1975) was an English physicist and Nobel laureate in physics recognised for his discovery with Clinton Davisson of the wave properties of...
Sir George Paget Thomson, FRS (3 May 1892 – 10 September 1975) was an English physicist and Nobel laureate in physics recognised for his discovery with Clinton Davisson of the wave properties of...
George Salmon
The Reverend George Salmon was, firstly, a mathematician whose publications in algebraic geometry were widely read in the second half of the 19th century.
The Reverend George Salmon was, firstly, a mathematician whose publications in algebraic geometry were widely read in the second half of the 19th century.
Gideon Mantell
Gideon Algernon Mantell MRCS FRS (Lewes, 3 February 1790 – London, 10 November 1852) was an English obstetrician, geologist and palaeontologist.
Gideon Algernon Mantell MRCS FRS (Lewes, 3 February 1790 – London, 10 November 1852) was an English obstetrician, geologist and palaeontologist.
Gilbert Roberts
Sir Gilbert Roberts (18 Feb 1899 - 1 Jan 1978) was a British civil engineer.
Sir Gilbert Roberts (18 Feb 1899 - 1 Jan 1978) was a British civil engineer.
Grafton Elliot Smith
Sir Grafton Elliot Smith, FRS FRCP (15 August 1871 – 1 January 1937) was an Australian anatomist and a proponent of the hyperdiffusionist view of prehistory.
Sir Grafton Elliot Smith, FRS FRCP (15 August 1871 – 1 January 1937) was an Australian anatomist and a proponent of the hyperdiffusionist view of prehistory.
Greg Winter
Sir Gregory Paul Winter, CBE, FRS is a British biochemist, a pioneer of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies.
Sir Gregory Paul Winter, CBE, FRS is a British biochemist, a pioneer of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies.
Gustav Victor Rudolf Born
Gustav Victor Rudolf Born is Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology at King's College London and Research Professor at the William Harvey Research Institute, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College.
Gustav Victor Rudolf Born is Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology at King's College London and Research Professor at the William Harvey Research Institute, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College.
Hans Kosterlitz
Hans Walter Kosterlitz (27 April 1903 – 26 October 1996) was a German-born British biologist, who graduated Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med) in Berlin.
Hans Walter Kosterlitz (27 April 1903 – 26 October 1996) was a German-born British biologist, who graduated Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med) in Berlin.
Harold Baily Dixon
Harold Baily Dixon, CBE, FCS, FRS was a British chemist.
Harold Baily Dixon, CBE, FCS, FRS was a British chemist.
Harold Barlow
Harold Everard Monteagle Barlow FRS (15 November 1899 – 20 April 1989) was a British engineer.
Harold Everard Monteagle Barlow FRS (15 November 1899 – 20 April 1989) was a British engineer.
Harold Jeffreys
Sir Harold Jeffreys, FRS (22 April 1891 – 18 March 1989) was a mathematician, statistician, geophysicist, and astronomer.
Sir Harold Jeffreys, FRS (22 April 1891 – 18 March 1989) was a mathematician, statistician, geophysicist, and astronomer.
Harold Spencer Jones
Sir Harold Spencer Jones KBE FRS (29 March 1890 Kensington, London – 3 November 1960) was an English astronomer.
Sir Harold Spencer Jones KBE FRS (29 March 1890 Kensington, London – 3 November 1960) was an English astronomer.
Harrie Massey
Sir Harrie Stewart Wilson Massey FRS was an influential Australian mathematical physicist.
Sir Harrie Stewart Wilson Massey FRS was an influential Australian mathematical physicist.
Hector Munro Macdonald
Hector Munro Macdonald (January 19, 1865 - May 16, 1935) was a Scottish mathematician, born in Edinburgh in 1865.
Hector Munro Macdonald (January 19, 1865 - May 16, 1935) was a Scottish mathematician, born in Edinburgh in 1865.
Henry Clifton Sorby
Henry Clifton Sorby (10 May 1826 - 9 March 1908), was an English microscopist and geologist.
Henry Clifton Sorby (10 May 1826 - 9 March 1908), was an English microscopist and geologist.
Henry Enfield Roscoe
Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe, FRS (7 January 1833 - 18 December 1915) was an English chemist.
Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe, FRS (7 January 1833 - 18 December 1915) was an English chemist.
Henry Fox Talbot
William Henry Fox Talbot was a British inventor and a pioneer of photography, born on February 11, 1800 and died on September 17, 1877.
William Henry Fox Talbot was a British inventor and a pioneer of photography, born on February 11, 1800 and died on September 17, 1877.
Henry Hallett Dale
Sir Henry Hallett Dale, OM, GBE, PRS (9 June 1875 – 23 July 1968) was an English pharmacologist and physiologist.
Sir Henry Hallett Dale, OM, GBE, PRS (9 June 1875 – 23 July 1968) was an English pharmacologist and physiologist.
Henry Harris (scientist)
Sir Henry Harris, FRS is an Australian-born professor of medicine at the University of Oxford, now retired, who led pioneering work on cancer and human genetics in the 1960s.
Sir Henry Harris, FRS is an Australian-born professor of medicine at the University of Oxford, now retired, who led pioneering work on cancer and human genetics in the 1960s.
Henry Head
Sir Henry Head, FRS was an English neurologist who conducted pioneering work into the somatosensory system and sensory nerves.
Sir Henry Head, FRS was an English neurologist who conducted pioneering work into the somatosensory system and sensory nerves.
Henry John Carter
Henry John Carter, FRS (18 August 1813 – 4 May 1895) was a surgeon working in Bombay, India, who carried out work in geology and zoology.
Henry John Carter, FRS (18 August 1813 – 4 May 1895) was a surgeon working in Bombay, India, who carried out work in geology and zoology.
Henry Nottidge Moseley
Henry Nottidge Moseley, FRS (14 November 1844 - 10 November 1891) was a British naturalist who sailed on the global scientific expedition of the HMS Challenger in 1872 through 1876.
Henry Nottidge Moseley, FRS (14 November 1844 - 10 November 1891) was a British naturalist who sailed on the global scientific expedition of the HMS Challenger in 1872 through 1876.
Herbert Harold Read
Herbert Harold Read FRS, FRSE, FGS, (born Whitstable 17 December 1889, died 29 March 1970) was a British geologist and Professor of Geology at Imperial College.
Herbert Harold Read FRS, FRSE, FGS, (born Whitstable 17 December 1889, died 29 March 1970) was a British geologist and Professor of Geology at Imperial College.
Horace Barlow
Horace Basil Barlow FRS (born 8 December 1921) is a British visual neuroscientist.
Horace Basil Barlow FRS (born 8 December 1921) is a British visual neuroscientist.
Horace Lamb
Sir Horace Lamb FRS (27 November 1849 – 4 December 1934) was a British applied mathematician and author of several influential texts on classical physics, among them Hydrodynamics (1879) and...
Sir Horace Lamb FRS (27 November 1849 – 4 December 1934) was a British applied mathematician and author of several influential texts on classical physics, among them Hydrodynamics (1879) and...
Horace Tabberer Brown
Horace Tabberer Brown (20 July 1848 – 6 February 1925) was a British chemist.
Horace Tabberer Brown (20 July 1848 – 6 February 1925) was a British chemist.
Howard Florey
Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey OM FRS was an Australian pharmacologist and pathologist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Sir Ernst Boris Chain and Sir Alexand...
Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey OM FRS was an Australian pharmacologist and pathologist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Sir Ernst Boris Chain and Sir Alexand...
Hugh Huxley
Hugh Esmor Huxley FRS (born February 25, 1924) is a British biologist.
Hugh Esmor Huxley FRS (born February 25, 1924) is a British biologist.
Ian Heilbron
Sir Ian Morris Heilbron DSO FRS was a British chemist and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Sir Ian Morris Heilbron DSO FRS was a British chemist and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
J. A. Ratcliffe
John Ashworth Ratcliffe, FRS (12 December 1902 – 25 October 1987), "JAR or Jack", was an influential British radio physicist.
John Ashworth Ratcliffe, FRS (12 December 1902 – 25 October 1987), "JAR or Jack", was an influential British radio physicist.
Jack Heslop-Harrison
John "Jack" Heslop-Harrison FRS FAAAS (10 February 1920 – 8 May 1998) was a British soldier and botanist.
John "Jack" Heslop-Harrison FRS FAAAS (10 February 1920 – 8 May 1998) was a British soldier and botanist.
Jack Lewis, Baron Lewis of Newnham
Sir Jack Lewis, Baron Lewis of Newnham, FRS (born 13 February 1928) is an English chemist working mainly in the area of the transition elements.
Sir Jack Lewis, Baron Lewis of Newnham, FRS (born 13 February 1928) is an English chemist working mainly in the area of the transition elements.
Jacob Augustus Lockhart Clarke
Jacob Augustus Lockhart Clarke (1817 – January 25, 1880) was a British physiologist and neurologist who is primarily known for his studies of the brain and the spinal cord.
Jacob Augustus Lockhart Clarke (1817 – January 25, 1880) was a British physiologist and neurologist who is primarily known for his studies of the brain and the spinal cord.
James Alfred Ewing
Sir James Alfred Ewing KCB FRS FRSE MInstitCE (27 March 1855 - 7 January 1935) was a Scottish physicist and engineer, best known for his work on the magnetic properties of metals and, in particu...
Sir James Alfred Ewing KCB FRS FRSE MInstitCE (27 March 1855 - 7 January 1935) was a Scottish physicist and engineer, best known for his work on the magnetic properties of metals and, in particu...
James David Forbes
James David Forbes was a Scottish physicist and glaciologist who worked extensively on the conduction of heat and seismology.
James David Forbes was a Scottish physicist and glaciologist who worked extensively on the conduction of heat and seismology.
James Feast
William James "Jim" Feast CBE FRS FRSC (born 25 June 1938) is a British chemical scientist and academic.
William James "Jim" Feast CBE FRS FRSC (born 25 June 1938) is a British chemical scientist and academic.
James Gray (zoologist)
Sir James Gray, FRS (14 Oct 1891, London - 14 Dec 1975, Cambridge, England) was a British zoologist who helped establish the field of cytology.
Sir James Gray, FRS (14 Oct 1891, London - 14 Dec 1975, Cambridge, England) was a British zoologist who helped establish the field of cytology.
James Hopwood Jeans
Sir James Hopwood Jeans OM FRS MA DSc ScD LLD was an English physicist, astronomer and mathematician.
Sir James Hopwood Jeans OM FRS MA DSc ScD LLD was an English physicist, astronomer and mathematician.
James Ivory (mathematician)
Sir James Ivory (17 February 1765 – 21 September 1842) was a Scottish mathematician.
Sir James Ivory (17 February 1765 – 21 September 1842) was a Scottish mathematician.
James Learmonth Gowans
James Learmonth Gowans was a British doctor who won the Royal Medal in 1976.
James Learmonth Gowans was a British doctor who won the Royal Medal in 1976.
James Lighthill
Sir Michael James Lighthill, FRS was a British applied mathematician, known for his pioneering work in the field of aeroacoustics.
Sir Michael James Lighthill, FRS was a British applied mathematician, known for his pioneering work in the field of aeroacoustics.
James Prescott Joule
James Prescott Joule FRS was an English physicist and brewer, born in Salford, Lancashire.
James Prescott Joule FRS was an English physicist and brewer, born in Salford, Lancashire.
James W. Black
Sir James Whyte Black, OM, FRS, FRSE, FRCP (14 June 1924 – 22 March 2010) was a Scottish doctor and pharmacologist.
Sir James Whyte Black, OM, FRS, FRSE, FRCP (14 June 1924 – 22 March 2010) was a Scottish doctor and pharmacologist.
John Adams (physicist)
Sir John Bertram Adams KBE, FRS was a British accelerator physicist and administrator.
Sir John Bertram Adams KBE, FRS was a British accelerator physicist and administrator.
John Aitken (meteorologist)
John Aitken FRS FRSE was a Scottish meteorologist, physicist and marine engineer.
John Aitken FRS FRSE was a Scottish meteorologist, physicist and marine engineer.
John Aitken (scientist)
John Aitken FRS FRSE (1839–1919) was a Scottish meteorologist, physicist and marine engineer.
John Aitken FRS FRSE (1839–1919) was a Scottish meteorologist, physicist and marine engineer.
John Allan Broun
John Allan Broun, FRS, was a Scottish magnetician and meteorologist who carried out his studies on magnetism in India.
John Allan Broun, FRS, was a Scottish magnetician and meteorologist who carried out his studies on magnetism in India.
John Argyris
John Hadji Argyris (Greek: Ιωάννης Αργύρης; 19 August 1913 in Volos, Greece – 2 April 2004 in Stuttgart) was among the creators of the Finite Element Method (FEM) and lately Professor at t...
John Hadji Argyris (Greek: Ιωάννης Αργύρης; 19 August 1913 in Volos, Greece – 2 April 2004 in Stuttgart) was among the creators of the Finite Element Method (FEM) and lately Professor at t...
John Baker, Baron Baker
John Fleetwood Baker, Baron Baker OBE was a British scientist and structural engineer.
John Fleetwood Baker, Baron Baker OBE was a British scientist and structural engineer.
John Bennet Lawes
Sir John Bennet Lawes, 1st Baronet FRS was an English entrepreneur and agricultural scientist.
Sir John Bennet Lawes, 1st Baronet FRS was an English entrepreneur and agricultural scientist.
John Bretland Farmer
Sir John Bretland Farmer (5 April 1865 – 26 January 1944) was a British botanist, born at Atherstone and educated at Magdalen College, Oxford.
Sir John Bretland Farmer (5 April 1865 – 26 January 1944) was a British botanist, born at Atherstone and educated at Magdalen College, Oxford.
John Burdon-Sanderson
Sir John Scott Burdon-Sanderson, Bt., F.R.S. (21 December 1828 - 23 November 1905) was an English physiologist born near Newcastle upon Tyne.
Sir John Scott Burdon-Sanderson, Bt., F.R.S. (21 December 1828 - 23 November 1905) was an English physiologist born near Newcastle upon Tyne.
John Charles Polanyi
John Charles Polanyi, PC, CC, FRSC, O.Ont, FRS, born in Berlin on January 23, 1929, is a Canadian chemist who won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, for his research in chemical kinetics.
John Charles Polanyi, PC, CC, FRSC, O.Ont, FRS, born in Berlin on January 23, 1929, is a Canadian chemist who won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, for his research in chemical kinetics.
John Cockcroft
Sir John Douglas Cockcroft OM KCB CBE FRS (27 May 1897 – 18 September 1967) was a British physicist.
Sir John Douglas Cockcroft OM KCB CBE FRS (27 May 1897 – 18 September 1967) was a British physicist.
John Cornforth
Sir John Warcup 'Kappa' Cornforth, AC, CBE, FRS, is an Australian scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1975 for his work on the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalyzed reactions.
Sir John Warcup 'Kappa' Cornforth, AC, CBE, FRS, is an Australian scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1975 for his work on the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalyzed reactions.
John Cunningham McLennan
Sir John Cunningham McLennan, was a Canadian physicist.
Sir John Cunningham McLennan, was a Canadian physicist.
John Dalton
John Dalton FRS (6 September 1766 – 27 July 1844) was an English chemist, meteorologist and physicist.
John Dalton FRS (6 September 1766 – 27 July 1844) was an English chemist, meteorologist and physicist.
John Eccles (neurophysiologist)
Sir John Carew Eccles, AC FRS FRACP FRSNZ FAAS was an Australian neurophysiologist who won the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the synapse.
Sir John Carew Eccles, AC FRS FRACP FRSNZ FAAS was an Australian neurophysiologist who won the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the synapse.
John Edensor Littlewood
John Edensor Littlewood was a British mathematician, best known for his long collaboration with G. H. Hardy.
John Edensor Littlewood was a British mathematician, best known for his long collaboration with G. H. Hardy.
John Edward Marr
John Edward Marr FGS FRS (14 June 1857 – 1 October 1933) was a British geologist.
John Edward Marr FGS FRS (14 June 1857 – 1 October 1933) was a British geologist.
John Frederic Daniell
John Frederic Daniell (12 March 1790 – 13 March 1845) was an English chemist and physicist.
John Frederic Daniell (12 March 1790 – 13 March 1845) was an English chemist and physicist.
John Herschel
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet KH, FRS, was an English mathematician, astronomer, chemist, and experimental photographer/inventor, who in some years also did valuable botanical...
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet KH, FRS, was an English mathematician, astronomer, chemist, and experimental photographer/inventor, who in some years also did valuable botanical...
John Hewitt Jellett
John Hewitt Jellett (1817–1888) was a college head, provost of Trinity College, Dublin.
John Hewitt Jellett (1817–1888) was a college head, provost of Trinity College, Dublin.
John Hopkinson
John Hopkinson, FRS, (27 July 1849 – 27 August 1898) was a British physicist, electrical engineer, Fellow of the Royal Society and President of the IEE (now the IET) twice in 1890 and 1896.
John Hopkinson, FRS, (27 July 1849 – 27 August 1898) was a British physicist, electrical engineer, Fellow of the Royal Society and President of the IEE (now the IET) twice in 1890 and 1896.
John Joly
John Joly FRS was an Irish physicist, famous for his development of radiotherapy in the treatment of cancer.
John Joly FRS was an Irish physicist, famous for his development of radiotherapy in the treatment of cancer.
John Kendrew
Sir John Cowdery Kendrew, CBE, FRS (24 March 1917 – 23 August 1997) was an English biochemist and crystallographer who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Max Perutz; their group...
Sir John Cowdery Kendrew, CBE, FRS (24 March 1917 – 23 August 1997) was an English biochemist and crystallographer who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Max Perutz; their group...
John Kerr (physicist)
John Kerr FRS (17 December 1824 – 15 August 1907) was a Scottish physicist and a pioneer in the field of electro-optics.
John Kerr FRS (17 December 1824 – 15 August 1907) was a Scottish physicist and a pioneer in the field of electro-optics.
John Kingman
Sir John Frank Charles Kingman, born on 28 August 1939 in Beckenham, Kent, is a British mathematician.
Sir John Frank Charles Kingman, born on 28 August 1939 in Beckenham, Kent, is a British mathematician.
John Maynard Smith
John Maynard Smith, F.R.S. (6 January 1920 – 19 April 2004) was a British theoretical evolutionary biologist and geneticist.
John Maynard Smith, F.R.S. (6 January 1920 – 19 April 2004) was a British theoretical evolutionary biologist and geneticist.
John Milne
John Milne was a British geologist and mining engineer who worked on a horizontal seismograph.
John Milne was a British geologist and mining engineer who worked on a horizontal seismograph.
John Murray (oceanographer)
Sir John Murray KCB FRS FRSE FRSGS (3 March 1841 – 16 March 1914) was a pioneering Scottish oceanographer, marine biologist and limnologist.
Sir John Murray KCB FRS FRSE FRSGS (3 March 1841 – 16 March 1914) was a pioneering Scottish oceanographer, marine biologist and limnologist.
John Newport Langley
John Newport Langley (2 November 1852 - 5 November 1925) was a British physiologist.
John Newport Langley (2 November 1852 - 5 November 1925) was a British physiologist.
John Obadiah Westwood
John Obadiah Westwood was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents.
John Obadiah Westwood was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents.
John Paul Wild
Dr John Paul (Paul) Wild AC CBE MA ScD (Cantab.) FRS FTSE FAA (17 May 192310 May 2008) was a British-born Australian radio astronomer and national science leader who served as chairman of the C...
Dr John Paul (Paul) Wild AC CBE MA ScD (Cantab.) FRS FTSE FAA (17 May 192310 May 2008) was a British-born Australian radio astronomer and national science leader who served as chairman of the C...
John Peter Gassiot
John Peter Gassiot FRS (2 April 1797 – 15 August 1877) was an English businessman and amateur scientist and who was particularly associated with public demonstrations of electrical phenomena and...
John Peter Gassiot FRS (2 April 1797 – 15 August 1877) was an English businessman and amateur scientist and who was particularly associated with public demonstrations of electrical phenomena and...
John Polanyi
John Charles Polanyi, PC, CC, FRSC, O.Ont, FRS, born in Berlin on January 23, 1929, is a Canadian chemist who won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, for his research in chemical kinetics.
John Charles Polanyi, PC, CC, FRSC, O.Ont, FRS, born in Berlin on January 23, 1929, is a Canadian chemist who won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, for his research in chemical kinetics.
John Richardson (naturalist)
Sir John Richardson (November 5, 1787 – June 5, 1865) was a Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer.
Sir John Richardson (November 5, 1787 – June 5, 1865) was a Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer.
John Russell Hind
John Russell Hind FRS (May 12, 1823 – December 23, 1895) was an English astronomer.
John Russell Hind FRS (May 12, 1823 – December 23, 1895) was an English astronomer.
John Scott Burdon-Sanderson
Sir John Scott Burdon-Sanderson, Bt., F.R.S. (21 December 1828 - 23 November 1905) was an English physiologist born near Newcastle upon Tyne.
Sir John Scott Burdon-Sanderson, Bt., F.R.S. (21 December 1828 - 23 November 1905) was an English physiologist born near Newcastle upon Tyne.
John Scott Haldane
John Scott Haldane CH FRS was a Scottish physiologist famous for intrepid self-experimenting which led to many important discoveries about the human body and the nature of gases.
John Scott Haldane CH FRS was a Scottish physiologist famous for intrepid self-experimenting which led to many important discoveries about the human body and the nature of gases.
John Skehel
Sir John James Skehel, FRS is a British virologist.
Sir John James Skehel, FRS is a British virologist.
John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, OM (12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919) was an English physicist who, with William Ramsay, discovered the element argon, an achievement for which he e...
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, OM (12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919) was an English physicist who, with William Ramsay, discovered the element argon, an achievement for which he e...
John Vane
Sir John Robert Vane FRS was an English pharmacologist who was instrumental in the understanding of how aspirin produces pain-relief and anti-inflammatory effects and his work led to new treatme...
Sir John Robert Vane FRS was an English pharmacologist who was instrumental in the understanding of how aspirin produces pain-relief and anti-inflammatory effects and his work led to new treatme...
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, OM (12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919) was an English physicist who, with William Ramsay, discovered the element argon, an achievement for which he e...
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, OM (12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919) was an English physicist who, with William Ramsay, discovered the element argon, an achievement for which he e...
John Zachary Young
John Zachary Young FRS, generally known as "JZ" or "JZY", was an English zoologist and neurophysiologist, described as "one of the most influential biologists of the 20th century.
John Zachary Young FRS, generally known as "JZ" or "JZY", was an English zoologist and neurophysiologist, described as "one of the most influential biologists of the 20th century.
Joseph Barcroft
Sir Joseph Barcroft CBE, FRS (26 July 1872 – 21 March 1947) was a British physiologist best known for his studies of the oxygenation of blood.
Sir Joseph Barcroft CBE, FRS (26 July 1872 – 21 March 1947) was a British physiologist best known for his studies of the oxygenation of blood.
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker OM, GCSI, CB, FRS was one of the greatest British botanists and explorers of the 19th century.
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker OM, GCSI, CB, FRS was one of the greatest British botanists and explorers of the 19th century.
Joseph Henry Gilbert
Sir Joseph Henry Gilbert was an English chemist, noteworthy for his long career spent improving the methods of practical agriculture.
Sir Joseph Henry Gilbert was an English chemist, noteworthy for his long career spent improving the methods of practical agriculture.
Joseph Hutchinson
Sir Joseph Burtt Hutchinson FRS was a British biologist He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in Mar 1951 and was awarded their Royal Medal in 1967 "In recognition of his distinguishe...
Sir Joseph Burtt Hutchinson FRS was a British biologist He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in Mar 1951 and was awarded their Royal Medal in 1967 "In recognition of his distinguishe...
Joseph Larmor
Sir Joseph Larmor (11 July 1857 Magheragall, County Antrim, Ireland – 19 May 1942 Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland ), a physicist and mathematician who made innovations in the understandi...
Sir Joseph Larmor (11 July 1857 Magheragall, County Antrim, Ireland – 19 May 1942 Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland ), a physicist and mathematician who made innovations in the understandi...
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister OM, FRS, PC, known as Sir Joseph Lister, Bt., between 1883 and 1897, was a British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery, who promoted the idea of ste...
Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister OM, FRS, PC, known as Sir Joseph Lister, Bt., between 1883 and 1897, was a British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery, who promoted the idea of ste...
Joseph Prestwich
Sir Joseph Prestwich FRS, was a British geologist and businessman, known as an expert on the Tertiary Period and for having confirmed the findings of Boucher de Perthes of ancient flint tools i...
Sir Joseph Prestwich FRS, was a British geologist and businessman, known as an expert on the Tertiary Period and for having confirmed the findings of Boucher de Perthes of ancient flint tools i...
Keith Usherwood Ingold
Keith Usherwood Ingold OC FRS FRSCan FRSE is a British chemist.
Keith Usherwood Ingold OC FRS FRSCan FRSE is a British chemist.
Kenneth L. Johnson
Kenneth Langstreth Johnson is a British engineer.
Kenneth Langstreth Johnson is a British engineer.
Kingsley Charles Dunham
Sir Kingsley Charles Dunham FRS was one of the leading British geologists and mineralogists of the 20th century.
Sir Kingsley Charles Dunham FRS was one of the leading British geologists and mineralogists of the 20th century.
Marthe Vogt
Marthe Louise Vogt (September 8, 1903 – September 9, 2003) was a German scientist who was referred to as one of the leading neuroscientists of the twentieth century.
Marthe Louise Vogt (September 8, 1903 – September 9, 2003) was a German scientist who was referred to as one of the leading neuroscientists of the twentieth century.
Martin Barry
Martin Barry, MD, FRCPE, FRSE, FRS (28 March 1802, Fratton, Portsmouth, Hampshire – 27 April 1855, Beccles, Suffolk), was a British physician who studied histology and embryology.
Martin Barry, MD, FRCPE, FRSE, FRS (28 March 1802, Fratton, Portsmouth, Hampshire – 27 April 1855, Beccles, Suffolk), was a British physician who studied histology and embryology.
Martin Ryle
Sir Martin Ryle FRS was an English radio astronomer who developed revolutionary radio telescope systems and used them for accurate location and imaging of weak radio sources.
Sir Martin Ryle FRS was an English radio astronomer who developed revolutionary radio telescope systems and used them for accurate location and imaging of weak radio sources.
Mary F. Lyon
Mary Frances Lyon, FRS is an English geneticist, who is best known for her discovery of X-chromosome inactivation, an important cytogenetic phenomenon.
Mary Frances Lyon, FRS is an English geneticist, who is best known for her discovery of X-chromosome inactivation, an important cytogenetic phenomenon.
Max Perutz
Max Ferdinand Perutz, OM, CH, CBE, FRS was an Austrian-born British molecular biologist, who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with John Kendrew, for their studies of the structures of h...
Max Ferdinand Perutz, OM, CH, CBE, FRS was an Austrian-born British molecular biologist, who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with John Kendrew, for their studies of the structures of h...
Michael Berridge
Sir Michael John Berridge, FRS FMedSci (born 22 October 1938) is a Rhodesian-born British physiologist and biochemist.
Sir Michael John Berridge, FRS FMedSci (born 22 October 1938) is a Rhodesian-born British physiologist and biochemist.
Michael Berry
Professor Sir Michael Victor Berry, is a mathematical physicist at the University of Bristol, England.
Professor Sir Michael Victor Berry, is a mathematical physicist at the University of Bristol, England.
Michael Berry (physicist)
Sir Michael Victor Berry, FRS (born 14 March 1941), is a mathematical physicist at the University of Bristol, England.
Sir Michael Victor Berry, FRS (born 14 March 1941), is a mathematical physicist at the University of Bristol, England.
Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday, FRS was a British scientist, chemist, physicist and philosopher who greatly contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.
Michael Faraday, FRS was a British scientist, chemist, physicist and philosopher who greatly contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.
Michael Fisher
Michael Ellis Fisher (born 3 September 1931 in Trinidad) is an English physicist, as well as chemist and mathematician, known for his many seminal contributions to statistical physics, including...
Michael Ellis Fisher (born 3 September 1931 in Trinidad) is an English physicist, as well as chemist and mathematician, known for his many seminal contributions to statistical physics, including...
Michael Pepper
Sir Michael Pepper FRS FInstP (born 10 August 1942) is a British physicist notable for his work in semiconductor nanostructures.
Sir Michael Pepper FRS FInstP (born 10 August 1942) is a British physicist notable for his work in semiconductor nanostructures.
Miles Joseph Berkeley
Miles Joseph Berkeley was an English cryptogamist and clergyman, and one of the founders of the science of plant pathology.
Miles Joseph Berkeley was an English cryptogamist and clergyman, and one of the founders of the science of plant pathology.
Napier Shaw
Sir William Napier Shaw FRS,, was a British meteorologist.
Sir William Napier Shaw FRS,, was a British meteorologist.
Nevil Sidgwick
Nevil Vincent Sidgwick was an English theoretical chemist who made significant contributions to the theory of valency and chemical bonding.
Nevil Vincent Sidgwick was an English theoretical chemist who made significant contributions to the theory of valency and chemical bonding.
Nicholas Shackleton
Sir Nicholas John Shackleton FRS (23 June 1937—24 January 2006) was a British geologist and climatologist who specialised in the Quaternary Period.
Sir Nicholas John Shackleton FRS (23 June 1937—24 January 2006) was a British geologist and climatologist who specialised in the Quaternary Period.
Norman Haworth
Sir (Walter) Norman Haworth (19 March 1883, White Coppice, Chorley, Lancashire – 19 March 1950, Barnt Green, Worcestershire) was a British chemist best known for his groundbreaking work on...
Sir (Walter) Norman Haworth (19 March 1883, White Coppice, Chorley, Lancashire – 19 March 1950, Barnt Green, Worcestershire) was a British chemist best known for his groundbreaking work on...
Olek Zienkiewick
Olgierd Cecil Zienkiewicz, CBE, FREng, FRS (18 May 1921 – 2 January 2009) was a British academic, mathematician, and civil engineer.
Olgierd Cecil Zienkiewicz, CBE, FREng, FRS (18 May 1921 – 2 January 2009) was a British academic, mathematician, and civil engineer.
Olgierd Zienkiewicz
Olgierd Cecil Zienkiewicz, CBE, FREng, FRS (18 May 1921 – 2 January 2009) was a British academic, mathematician, and civil engineer.
Olgierd Cecil Zienkiewicz, CBE, FREng, FRS (18 May 1921 – 2 January 2009) was a British academic, mathematician, and civil engineer.
Osborne Reynolds
Osborne Reynolds FRS (23 August 1842 – 21 February 1912) was a prominent innovator in the understanding of fluid dynamics.
Osborne Reynolds FRS (23 August 1842 – 21 February 1912) was a prominent innovator in the understanding of fluid dynamics.
Oswald Heer
Oswald Heer, Swiss geologist and naturalist, was born at Niederuzwil in Canton of St. Gallen and died in Lausanne.
Oswald Heer, Swiss geologist and naturalist, was born at Niederuzwil in Canton of St. Gallen and died in Lausanne.
Owen Thomas Jones
Owen Thomas Jones, FRS FGS (16 April 1878 – 5 May 1967) was a Welsh geologist.
Owen Thomas Jones, FRS FGS (16 April 1878 – 5 May 1967) was a Welsh geologist.
Owen Willans Richardson
Sir Owen Willans Richardson, FRS was a British physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1928 for his work on thermionic emission, which led to Richardson's Law.
Sir Owen Willans Richardson, FRS was a British physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1928 for his work on thermionic emission, which led to Richardson's Law.
Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett
Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, Baron Blackett OM CH FRS was an English experimental physicist known for his work on cloud chambers, cosmic rays, and paleomagnetism.
Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, Baron Blackett OM CH FRS was an English experimental physicist known for his work on cloud chambers, cosmic rays, and paleomagnetism.
Patrick David Wall
Patrick David "Pat" Wall (25 April 1925 – 8 August 2001) was a leading British neuroscientist described as 'the world's leading expert on pain' and best known for the Gate control theory o...
Patrick David "Pat" Wall (25 April 1925 – 8 August 2001) was a leading British neuroscientist described as 'the world's leading expert on pain' and best known for the Gate control theory o...
Patrick Laidlaw
Patrick Playfair Laidlaw (1881-1940) was a British virologist.
Patrick Playfair Laidlaw (1881-1940) was a British virologist.
Paul Dirac
Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac, OM, FRS was an English theoretical physicist who made fundamental contributions to the early development of both quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics.
Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac, OM, FRS was an English theoretical physicist who made fundamental contributions to the early development of both quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics.
Paul Fildes
Sir Paul Gordon Fildes OBE FRS (10 February 1882 – 5 February 1971) was a British pathologist and microbiologist who worked at Porton Down during the Second World War.
Sir Paul Gordon Fildes OBE FRS (10 February 1882 – 5 February 1971) was a British pathologist and microbiologist who worked at Porton Down during the Second World War.
Percy Alexander MacMahon
Percy Alexander MacMahon (b. 26 September 1854, Sliema, Malta – 25 December 1929, Bognor Regis, England) was a mathematician, especially noted in connection with the partitions of numbers ...
Percy Alexander MacMahon (b. 26 September 1854, Sliema, Malta – 25 December 1929, Bognor Regis, England) was a mathematician, especially noted in connection with the partitions of numbers ...
Percy Edward Kent
Percy Edward Kent (March 18, 1913 - July 9, 1986) PhD, DSc, LLD, ScD, FGS, FRS was a British geologist who won the Royal Medal in 1971.
Percy Edward Kent (March 18, 1913 - July 9, 1986) PhD, DSc, LLD, ScD, FGS, FRS was a British geologist who won the Royal Medal in 1971.
Peter Guthrie Tait
Peter Guthrie Tait FRSE (28 April 1831 – 4 July 1901) was a Scottish mathematical physicist, best known for the seminal energy physics textbook Treatise on Natural Philosophy, which he co-wr...
Peter Guthrie Tait FRSE (28 April 1831 – 4 July 1901) was a Scottish mathematical physicist, best known for the seminal energy physics textbook Treatise on Natural Philosophy, which he co-wr...
Peter Hirsch
Sir Peter Bernhard Hirsch FRS is a leading figure in British materials science who has made fundamental contributions to the application of transmission electron microscopy to metals.
Sir Peter Bernhard Hirsch FRS is a leading figure in British materials science who has made fundamental contributions to the application of transmission electron microscopy to metals.
Peter Medawar
Sir Peter Brian Medawar, OM CBE FRS was a Brazilian/British biologist, whose work on graft rejection and the discovery of acquired immune tolerance was fundamental to the practice of tissue and ...
Sir Peter Brian Medawar, OM CBE FRS was a Brazilian/British biologist, whose work on graft rejection and the discovery of acquired immune tolerance was fundamental to the practice of tissue and ...
Philip Cohen
Sir Philip Cohen FRS FRSE (born 22 July 1945) is a British researcher, academic and Royal Medal winner.
Sir Philip Cohen FRS FRSE (born 22 July 1945) is a British researcher, academic and Royal Medal winner.
Ralph Riley
Sir Ralph Riley FRS was a British geneticist.
Sir Ralph Riley FRS was a British geneticist.
Ramsay Heatley Traquair
Ramsay Heatley Traquair (30 July 1840—22 November 1912) was a Scottish naturalist who became a leading expert on fossil fish.
Ramsay Heatley Traquair (30 July 1840—22 November 1912) was a Scottish naturalist who became a leading expert on fossil fish.
Ray Freeman
Ray Freeman FRS is a British chemist.
Ray Freeman FRS is a British chemist.
Raymond Lyttleton
Raymond Arthur Lyttleton FRS (May 7, 1911 – May 16, 1995) was a British mathematician and theoretical astronomer.
Raymond Arthur Lyttleton FRS (May 7, 1911 – May 16, 1995) was a British mathematician and theoretical astronomer.
Rex Richards
Sir Rex Edward Richards FRS, FRSC, FBA (born 28 October 1922) is a British scientist and academic.
Sir Rex Edward Richards FRS, FRSC, FBA (born 28 October 1922) is a British scientist and academic.
Rex Richards (chemist)
Sir Rex Edward Richards FRS, FRSC, FBA is a British scientist and academic.
Sir Rex Edward Richards FRS, FRSC, FBA is a British scientist and academic.
Ricardo Miledi
Ricardo Miledi is a Mexican neuroscientist who won the Royal Medal in 1998.
Ricardo Miledi is a Mexican neuroscientist who won the Royal Medal in 1998.
Richard A. Gardner
Richard Alan Gardner (April 28, 1931 – May 25, 2003) was psychiatrist known for proposing the controverisal hypothesis of parental alienation syndrome (PAS) in 1985.
Richard Alan Gardner (April 28, 1931 – May 25, 2003) was psychiatrist known for proposing the controverisal hypothesis of parental alienation syndrome (PAS) in 1985.
Richard Dalitz
Richard Henry Dalitz was an Australian physicist known for his work in particle physics.
Richard Henry Dalitz was an Australian physicist known for his work in particle physics.
Richard Doll
Sir William Richard Shaboe Doll CH OBE FRS (28 October 1912 – 24 July 2005) was a British physiologist who became the foremost epidemiologist of the 20th century, turning the subject into ...
Sir William Richard Shaboe Doll CH OBE FRS (28 October 1912 – 24 July 2005) was a British physiologist who became the foremost epidemiologist of the 20th century, turning the subject into ...
Richard Glazebrook
Sir Richard Tetley Glazebrook KCB KCVO FRS (18 September 1854–15 December 1935) was an English physicist.
Sir Richard Tetley Glazebrook KCB KCVO FRS (18 September 1854–15 December 1935) was an English physicist.
Richard Owen
Sir Richard Owen, FRS KCB (20 July 1804 – 18 December 1892) was an English biologist, comparative anatomist and paleontologist.
Sir Richard Owen, FRS KCB (20 July 1804 – 18 December 1892) was an English biologist, comparative anatomist and paleontologist.
Richard Peto
Sir Richard Peto FRS (born 14 May 1943) is Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology at the University of Oxford.
Sir Richard Peto FRS (born 14 May 1943) is Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology at the University of Oxford.
Richard Strachey
Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Strachey, GCSI, FRS (1817–1908), British soldier and Indian administrator, third son of Edward Strachey and grandson of Sir Henry Strachey, 1st Baronet was born on...
Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Strachey, GCSI, FRS (1817–1908), British soldier and Indian administrator, third son of Edward Strachey and grandson of Sir Henry Strachey, 1st Baronet was born on...
Robert Hinde
Robert Aubrey Hinde CBE FRS FBA is the Emeritus Royal Society Research Professor of Zoology at the University of Cambridge.
Robert Aubrey Hinde CBE FRS FBA is the Emeritus Royal Society Research Professor of Zoology at the University of Cambridge.
Robert Kane (chemist)
Sir Robert John Kane (24 September 1809 – 16 February 1890) was an Irish chemist.
Sir Robert John Kane (24 September 1809 – 16 February 1890) was an Irish chemist.
Robert Muir (pathologist)
Sir Robert Muir, FRS, FRSE, FRCP, FRCPE, RFPSG was a Scottish physician and pathologist who carried out pioneering work in immunology, and was one of the leading figures in medical research in ...
Sir Robert Muir, FRS, FRSE, FRCP, FRCPE, RFPSG was a Scottish physician and pathologist who carried out pioneering work in immunology, and was one of the leading figures in medical research in ...
Robert Robinson (organic chemist)
Sir Robert Robinson OM, PRS, FRSE was an English organic chemist and Nobel laureate recognised in 1947 for his research on plant dyestuffs and alkaloids.
Sir Robert Robinson OM, PRS, FRSE was an English organic chemist and Nobel laureate recognised in 1947 for his research on plant dyestuffs and alkaloids.
Robin Hill (biochemist)
Robert Hill FRS (April 2, 1899–March 15, 1991), known as Robin Hill, was a British plant biochemist who, in 1939, demonstrated the 'Hill reaction' of photosynthesis, proving that oxy...
Robert Hill FRS (April 2, 1899–March 15, 1991), known as Robin Hill, was a British plant biochemist who, in 1939, demonstrated the 'Hill reaction' of photosynthesis, proving that oxy...
Roderic Alfred Gregory
Roderic Alfred Gregory CBE FRS (29 December 1913 - 5 September 1990) was a British biologist.
Roderic Alfred Gregory CBE FRS (29 December 1913 - 5 September 1990) was a British biologist.
Rodney Hill
Rodney Hill FRS (11 June 1921 – 2 February 2011) was an applied mathematician and a former Professor of Mechanics of Solids at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
Rodney Hill FRS (11 June 1921 – 2 February 2011) was an applied mathematician and a former Professor of Mechanics of Solids at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
Rodney Robert Porter
Rodney Robert Porter, FRS (8 October 1917 – 7 September 1985) was an English biochemist and Nobel laureate.
Rodney Robert Porter, FRS (8 October 1917 – 7 September 1985) was an English biochemist and Nobel laureate.
Roger Penrose
Sir Roger Penrose is an English mathematical physicist and Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College.
Sir Roger Penrose is an English mathematical physicist and Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College.
Ron Laskey
Professor Ronald Laskey FRS is a cell biologist and cancer researcher.
Professor Ronald Laskey FRS is a cell biologist and cancer researcher.
Ronald Fisher
Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher FRS was an English statistician, evolutionary biologist, eugenicist and geneticist.
Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher FRS was an English statistician, evolutionary biologist, eugenicist and geneticist.
Ronald Ross
Sir Ronald Ross KCB FRS (13 May 1857 – 16 September 1932) was a British doctor who received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on malaria.
Sir Ronald Ross KCB FRS (13 May 1857 – 16 September 1932) was a British doctor who received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on malaria.
Roy Cameron
Gordon Roy Cameron FRCP FRS was an Australian pathologist.
Gordon Roy Cameron FRCP FRS was an Australian pathologist.
Rudolph Peters
Sir Rudolph Albert Peters was a British biochemist.
Sir Rudolph Albert Peters was a British biochemist.
Salvador Moncada
Sir Salvador Enrique Moncada, FRS, FRCP, FRCS (born 3 December 1944, Tegucigalpa, Honduras) is a Honduran-British physician and pharmacologist.
Sir Salvador Enrique Moncada, FRS, FRCP, FRCS (born 3 December 1944, Tegucigalpa, Honduras) is a Honduran-British physician and pharmacologist.
Simon Donaldson
Sir Simon Kirwan Donaldson FRS, is an English mathematician known for his work on the topology of smooth four-dimensional manifolds.
Sir Simon Kirwan Donaldson FRS, is an English mathematician known for his work on the topology of smooth four-dimensional manifolds.
Sir Andrew Noble, 1st Baronet
Sir Andrew Noble, 1st Baronet KCB FRS was a Scottish physicist noted for his work on ballistics and gunnery.
Sir Andrew Noble, 1st Baronet KCB FRS was a Scottish physicist noted for his work on ballistics and gunnery.
Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 2nd Baronet
Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 2nd Baronet FRS was an English chemist.
Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 2nd Baronet FRS was an English chemist.
Sir John Lubbock, 3rd Baronet
Sir John William Lubbock, 3rd Baronet was an English banker, barrister, mathematician and astronomer.
Sir John William Lubbock, 3rd Baronet was an English banker, barrister, mathematician and astronomer.
Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet
Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet (20 July 1816 – 29 March 1892) was an English surgeon, histologist & anatomist.
Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet (20 July 1816 – 29 March 1892) was an English surgeon, histologist & anatomist.
Sivaramakrishna Chandrasekhar
Sivaramakrishna Chandrasekhar (6 August 1930 - 8 March 2004) was an Indian physicist who won the Royal Medal in 1994.
Sivaramakrishna Chandrasekhar (6 August 1930 - 8 March 2004) was an Indian physicist who won the Royal Medal in 1994.
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, FRS, was a British India born Indian-American astrophysicist who, with William A. Fowler, won the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics for key discoveries that led to the cu...
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, FRS, was a British India born Indian-American astrophysicist who, with William A. Fowler, won the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics for key discoveries that led to the cu...
Suzanne Cory
Suzanne Cory, AC, FAA, FRS (born 11 March 1942) is an Australian biologist.
Suzanne Cory, AC, FAA, FRS (born 11 March 1942) is an Australian biologist.
Sydney Brenner
Sydney Brenner, CH FRS (born 13 January 1927) is a South African biologist and a 2002 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate, shared with H. Robert Horvitz and John Sulston.
Sydney Brenner, CH FRS (born 13 January 1927) is a South African biologist and a 2002 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate, shared with H. Robert Horvitz and John Sulston.
Sydney Chapman (mathematician)
Sydney Chapman FRS (29 January 1888 – 16 June 1970) was a British mathematician and geophysicist.
Sydney Chapman FRS (29 January 1888 – 16 June 1970) was a British mathematician and geophysicist.
Thomas Andrews (scientist)
Thomas Andrews FRS was a chemist and physicist, a native of Ireland, and of the Anglo-Irish Ascendancy.
Thomas Andrews FRS was a chemist and physicist, a native of Ireland, and of the Anglo-Irish Ascendancy.
Thomas Archer Hirst
Thomas Archer Hirst FRS (22 April 1830 – 16 February 1892) was a 19th century mathematician, specialising in geometry.
Thomas Archer Hirst FRS (22 April 1830 – 16 February 1892) was a 19th century mathematician, specialising in geometry.
Thomas Davidson (palaeontologist)
Thomas Davidson (17 May 1817 – 14 October 1885) was a British palaeontologist.
Thomas Davidson (17 May 1817 – 14 October 1885) was a British palaeontologist.
Thomas Galloway
Thomas Galloway was a Scottish mathematician born in Symington, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Thomas Galloway was a Scottish mathematician born in Symington, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Thomas Graham (chemist)
Thomas Graham FRS (3 March 1847 – 2 August 1922) was a nineteenth-century Scottish chemist who is best-remembered today for his pioneering work in dialysis and the diffusion of gases.
Thomas Graham FRS (3 March 1847 – 2 August 1922) was a nineteenth-century Scottish chemist who is best-remembered today for his pioneering work in dialysis and the diffusion of gases.
Thomas Henry Huxley
Thomas Henry Huxley PC FRS was an English biologist, known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Thomas Henry Huxley PC FRS was an English biologist, known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Thomas Lewis (cardiologist)
Sir Thomas Lewis, CBE, FRS (26 December 1881, Cardiff, Wales – 17 March 1945, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire) was a British cardiologist.
Sir Thomas Lewis, CBE, FRS (26 December 1881, Cardiff, Wales – 17 March 1945, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire) was a British cardiologist.
Thomas Maclear
Sir Thomas Maclear (March 17, 1794–July 14, 1879) was an Irish-born South African astronomer who became Her Majesty's astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope.
Sir Thomas Maclear (March 17, 1794–July 14, 1879) was an Irish-born South African astronomer who became Her Majesty's astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope.
Thomas Snow Beck
Thomas Snow Beck FRCS FRS (1814 – 6 January 1877) was a British doctor and surgeon.
Thomas Snow Beck FRCS FRS (1814 – 6 January 1877) was a British doctor and surgeon.
Tim Berners-Lee
Sir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee,, also known as "TimBL", is an English computer scientist, MIT professor and the inventor of the World Wide Web.
Sir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee,, also known as "TimBL", is an English computer scientist, MIT professor and the inventor of the World Wide Web.
Tim Hunt
Sir Richard Timothy "Tim" Hunt, FRS (born 19 February 1943 in Neston, Cheshire) is an English biochemist.
Sir Richard Timothy "Tim" Hunt, FRS (born 19 February 1943 in Neston, Cheshire) is an English biochemist.
Tom Kilburn
Tom Kilburn CBE, FRS (11 August 1921 – 17 January 2001) was an English engineer.
Tom Kilburn CBE, FRS (11 August 1921 – 17 January 2001) was an English engineer.
Tomas Lindahl
Tomas Robert Lindahl FRS (born 28 January 1938) is a Swedish scientist specialising in cancer research.
Tomas Robert Lindahl FRS (born 28 January 1938) is a Swedish scientist specialising in cancer research.
Vernon Ellis Cosslett
Vernon Ellis Cosslett, FRS (16 Jun 1908 - 21 Nov 1990) was a British microscopist.
Vernon Ellis Cosslett, FRS (16 Jun 1908 - 21 Nov 1990) was a British microscopist.
Victor Horsley
Sir Victor Alexander Haden Horsley (14 April 1857 – 16 July 1916) was an accomplished scientist and professor.
Sir Victor Alexander Haden Horsley (14 April 1857 – 16 July 1916) was an accomplished scientist and professor.
Vincent Wigglesworth
Sir Vincent Brian Wigglesworth FRS was a British entomologist who made significant contributions to the field of insect physiology.
Sir Vincent Brian Wigglesworth FRS was a British entomologist who made significant contributions to the field of insect physiology.
Volker Heine
Volker Heine FRS (born 19 September 1930 in Hamburg, Germany) is a New Zealand-British physicist.
Volker Heine FRS (born 19 September 1930 in Hamburg, Germany) is a New Zealand-British physicist.
W. A. H. Rushton
William Albert Hugh Rushton FRS (8 December 1901 - 21 June 1980) was professor of Physiology at Trinity College, Cambridge.
William Albert Hugh Rushton FRS (8 December 1901 - 21 June 1980) was professor of Physiology at Trinity College, Cambridge.
W. H. Gaskell
Walter Holbrook Gaskell FRS (1 November 1847; Naples - 7 September 1914; Great Shelford) was a British physiologist.
Walter Holbrook Gaskell FRS (1 November 1847; Naples - 7 September 1914; Great Shelford) was a British physiologist.
W. H. R. Rivers
William Halse Rivers Rivers, FRCP, FRS, was an English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist and psychiatrist, best known for his work with shell-shocked soldiers during World War I. Rivers'...
William Halse Rivers Rivers, FRCP, FRS, was an English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist and psychiatrist, best known for his work with shell-shocked soldiers during World War I. Rivers'...
W. V. D. Hodge
William Vallance Douglas Hodge FRS was a Scottish mathematician, specifically a geometer.
William Vallance Douglas Hodge FRS was a Scottish mathematician, specifically a geometer.
Walter Gardiner
Walter Gardiner, FLS, FRS (1 September 1859 – 31 August 1941) was a British botanist.
Walter Gardiner, FLS, FRS (1 September 1859 – 31 August 1941) was a British botanist.
Walter Thomas James Morgan
Walter Thomas James Morgan CBE FRS was a British biochemist noted for his work on the immunochemistry of Antigens and described as 'one of the pioneers of immunochemistry'.
Walter Thomas James Morgan CBE FRS was a British biochemist noted for his work on the immunochemistry of Antigens and described as 'one of the pioneers of immunochemistry'.
Warren De la Rue
Warren De la Rue was a British astronomer and chemist, most famous for his pioneering work in astronomical photography.
Warren De la Rue was a British astronomer and chemist, most famous for his pioneering work in astronomical photography.
Wilfrid Le Gros Clark
Sir Wilfrid Edward Le Gros Clark (1895–1971) was a British anatomist surgeon, primatologist and palaeoanthropologist, today best remembered for his contribution to the study of human evolution.
Sir Wilfrid Edward Le Gros Clark (1895–1971) was a British anatomist surgeon, primatologist and palaeoanthropologist, today best remembered for his contribution to the study of human evolution.
Wilhelm Feldberg
Wilhelm Siegmund Feldberg CBE FRS (19 November 1900 – 23 October 1993) was a German-British-Jewish physiologist and biologist.
Wilhelm Siegmund Feldberg CBE FRS (19 November 1900 – 23 October 1993) was a German-British-Jewish physiologist and biologist.
William Bate Hardy
Sir William Bate Hardy FRS (6 April 1864 – 23 January 1934) was a British biologist and food scientist.
Sir William Bate Hardy FRS (6 April 1864 – 23 January 1934) was a British biologist and food scientist.
William Bateson
William Bateson was an English geneticist and a Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge.
William Bateson was an English geneticist and a Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge.
William Benjamin Carpenter
William Benjamin Carpenter MD CB FRS (29 October 1813 – November 19, 1885) was an English physician, invertebrate zoologist and physiologist.
William Benjamin Carpenter MD CB FRS (29 October 1813 – November 19, 1885) was an English physician, invertebrate zoologist and physiologist.
William Carmichael M'Intosh
William Carmichael M'Intosh FRSE FRS FLS was a Scottish physician and marine zoologist.
William Carmichael M'Intosh FRSE FRS FLS was a Scottish physician and marine zoologist.
William Carmichael McIntosh
William Carmichael McIntosh, FRS (10 October 1838, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland – 1 April 1931, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) was a Scottish physician and marine zoologist.
William Carmichael McIntosh, FRS (10 October 1838, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland – 1 April 1931, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) was a Scottish physician and marine zoologist.
William Crawford Williamson
William Crawford Williamson (24 November 1816 – 23 June 1895) was an English naturalist and palaeobotanist.
William Crawford Williamson (24 November 1816 – 23 June 1895) was an English naturalist and palaeobotanist.
William Crookes
Sir William Crookes, OM, FRS (17 June 1832 – 4 April 1919) was a British chemist and physicist who attended the Royal College of Chemistry, London, and worked on spectroscopy.
Sir William Crookes, OM, FRS (17 June 1832 – 4 April 1919) was a British chemist and physicist who attended the Royal College of Chemistry, London, and worked on spectroscopy.
William Edmond Logan
Sir William Edmond Logan (April 20, 1798–June 22, 1875) was a Scottish-Canadian geologist.
Sir William Edmond Logan (April 20, 1798–June 22, 1875) was a Scottish-Canadian geologist.
William Edward Ayrton
William Edward Ayrton FRS (14 September 1847 – 8 November 1908) was an English physicist and electrical engineer.
William Edward Ayrton FRS (14 September 1847 – 8 November 1908) was an English physicist and electrical engineer.
William Fairbairn
Sir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet (of Ardwick) (19 February 1789 – 18 August 1874) was a Scottish civil engineer, structural engineer and shipbuilder.
Sir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet (of Ardwick) (19 February 1789 – 18 August 1874) was a Scottish civil engineer, structural engineer and shipbuilder.
William Fox Talbot
William Henry Fox Talbot was a British inventor and a pioneer of photography.
William Henry Fox Talbot was a British inventor and a pioneer of photography.
William Froude
William Froude (; 28 November 1810 in Devon – 4 May 1879 in Simonstown, South Africa) was an English engineer, hydrodynamicist and naval architect.
William Froude (; 28 November 1810 in Devon – 4 May 1879 in Simonstown, South Africa) was an English engineer, hydrodynamicist and naval architect.
William Hallowes Miller
William Hallowes Miller FRS (6 April 1801 – 20 May 1880), British mineralogist and crystallographer.
William Hallowes Miller FRS (6 April 1801 – 20 May 1880), British mineralogist and crystallographer.
William Hawthorne
Sir William R. Hawthorne CBE, FRS, FREng, FIMECHE, FRAES, was a British professor of engineering who worked on the development of the jet engine.
Sir William R. Hawthorne CBE, FRS, FREng, FIMECHE, FRAES, was a British professor of engineering who worked on the development of the jet engine.
William Henry Flower
Sir William Henry Flower KCB FRCS FRS (30 November 1831 – 1 July 1899) was an English comparative anatomist and surgeon.
Sir William Henry Flower KCB FRCS FRS (30 November 1831 – 1 July 1899) was an English comparative anatomist and surgeon.
William Henry Lang
William Henry Lang (12 May 1874–29 August 1960) was a British botanist.
William Henry Lang (12 May 1874–29 August 1960) was a British botanist.
William Henry Perkin
Sir William Henry Perkin, FRS (12 March 1838 14 July 1907) was an English chemist best known for his discovery, at the age of 18, of the first aniline dye, mauveine.
Sir William Henry Perkin, FRS (12 March 1838 14 July 1907) was an English chemist best known for his discovery, at the age of 18, of the first aniline dye, mauveine.
William Henry Perkin, Jr.
William Henry Perkin, Jr. was an English organic chemist who was primarily known for his groundbreaking research work on the degradation of naturally occurring organic compounds.
William Henry Perkin, Jr. was an English organic chemist who was primarily known for his groundbreaking research work on the degradation of naturally occurring organic compounds.
William Huggins
Sir William Huggins, KCB, OM, FRS (7 February 1824 – 12 May 1910) was an English amateur astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical spectroscopy.
Sir William Huggins, KCB, OM, FRS (7 February 1824 – 12 May 1910) was an English amateur astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical spectroscopy.
William Hyde Wollaston
William Hyde Wollaston FRS was an English chemist and physicist who is famous for discovering two chemical elements and for developing a way to process platinum ore.
William Hyde Wollaston FRS was an English chemist and physicist who is famous for discovering two chemical elements and for developing a way to process platinum ore.
William Johnson Sollas
William Johnson Sollas FRS (30 May 1849 - 20 October 1936) was a British geologist and anthropologist.
William Johnson Sollas FRS (30 May 1849 - 20 October 1936) was a British geologist and anthropologist.
William Kitchen Parker
William Kitchen Parker FRS was an English physician, zoologist and comparative anatomist.
William Kitchen Parker FRS was an English physician, zoologist and comparative anatomist.
William Lassell
William Lassell FRS (18 June 1799 – 5 October 1880) was an English merchant and astronomer.
William Lassell FRS (18 June 1799 – 5 October 1880) was an English merchant and astronomer.
William Lawrence Bragg
Sir William Lawrence Bragg CH OBE MC FRS was an Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer, discoverer of the Bragg law of X-ray diffraction, which is basic for the determinati...
Sir William Lawrence Bragg CH OBE MC FRS was an Australian-born British physicist and X-ray crystallographer, discoverer of the Bragg law of X-ray diffraction, which is basic for the determinati...
William M'Intosh
William Carmichael M'Intosh (also spelt McIntosh; 10 October 1838, St Andrews – 1 April 1931, St Andrews) was a Scottish physician and marine zoologist.
William Carmichael M'Intosh (also spelt McIntosh; 10 October 1838, St Andrews – 1 April 1931, St Andrews) was a Scottish physician and marine zoologist.
William Mitchinson Hicks
William Mitchinson Hicks, FRS was a British mathematician and physicist.
William Mitchinson Hicks, FRS was a British mathematician and physicist.
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, Knight of the Order of St Patrick was a British astronomer who had several telescopes built.
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, Knight of the Order of St Patrick was a British astronomer who had several telescopes built.
William Robert Grove
Sir William Robert Grove PC QC FRS (11 July 1811 – 1 August 1896) was a judge and physical scientist.
Sir William Robert Grove PC QC FRS (11 July 1811 – 1 August 1896) was a judge and physical scientist.
William Rowan Hamilton
Sir William Rowan Hamilton (4 August 1805 – 2 September 1865) was an Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician, who made important contributions to classical mechanics, optics, and algebra.
Sir William Rowan Hamilton (4 August 1805 – 2 September 1865) was an Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician, who made important contributions to classical mechanics, optics, and algebra.
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, PRSE, (26 June 1824 – 17 December 1907) was a mathematical physicist and engineer.
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin OM, GCVO, PC, PRS, PRSE, (26 June 1824 – 17 December 1907) was a mathematical physicist and engineer.
William Whewell
William Whewell ( ; 24 May 1794 – 6 March 1866) was an English polymath, scientist, Anglican priest, philosopher, theologian, and historian of science.
William Whewell ( ; 24 May 1794 – 6 March 1866) was an English polymath, scientist, Anglican priest, philosopher, theologian, and historian of science.
William Whiteman Carlton Topley
William Whiteman Carlton Topley FRS (19 January 1886 - 21 January 1944) was a British bacteriologist.
William Whiteman Carlton Topley FRS (19 January 1886 - 21 January 1944) was a British bacteriologist.
Winifred Watkins
Winifred Watkins, FRS was a British biochemist at the Imperial College School of Medicine.
Winifred Watkins, FRS was a British biochemist at the Imperial College School of Medicine.