(Q379999)

sex or gender

male

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4 November 2018

28 April 2014

10 October 2015

inferred from person's given name

based on heuristic

country of citizenship

United Kingdom

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German Wikipedia

name in native language

Harold Jeffreys (English)

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given name

Harold

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22 April 1891^Gregorian

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28 April 2014

10 October 2015

22 August 2017

Harold Jeffreys

9 October 2017

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date of death

18 March 1989

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28 April 2014

10 October 2015

22 August 2017

Harold Jeffreys

9 October 2017

1 reference

31 December 2014

place of burial

Church of St Helen

burial plot reference

new churchyard extension

coordinate location

55°14'35.376"N, 1°45'34.247"W

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1 reference

languages spoken, written or signed

English

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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID

BnF authorities

12318022d

10 October 2015

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field of work

statistics

1 reference

geophysics

1 reference

astronomy

1 reference

employer

University of Cambridge

1914

1958

3 references

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsbm.1990.0034

Cavendish Laboratory

1915

1917

1 reference

Met Office

1917

1922

1 reference

Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy

position held

1946

1958

2 references

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsbm.1990.0034

1907

1910

1 reference

St John's College

1910

1914

2 references

French Wikipedia

Newcastle University

1 reference

University of Cambridge

1 reference

doctoral advisor

H. F. Baker

1 reference

doctoral student

Hermann Bondi

1944

1 reference

V. S. Huzurbazar

1950

1 reference

Sydney Goldstein

1928

1 reference

Ernest Ralph Lapwood

1950

1 reference

Michael S. Longuet-Higgins

1950

1 reference

Andrew Young

1 reference

Ernest Ralph Lapwood

1 reference

Philip James Message

1 reference

M. L. Gogna

1 reference

0 references

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7 May 1925^Gregorian

1 reference

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsbm.1990.0034

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

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American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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National Academy of Sciences

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1960

In recognition of his distinguished work in many branches of geophysics, and also in the theory of probability and astronomy. (English)

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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dsunM9ukGLgaW3HdG9cvJ_QKd7pWjGI0qi_fCb1ROD4/pubhtml?gid=1336391689&single=true

title

Award winners : Copley Medal (English)

publisher

Royal Society

language of work or name

English

30 December 2018

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsbm.1990.0034

Royal Medal

1948

1 reference

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsbm.1990.0034

Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society

1937

1 reference

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsbm.1990.0034

Vetlesen Prize

1962

1 reference

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsbm.1990.0034

William Bowie Medal

1952

2 references

https://honors.agu.org/medals-awards/william-bowie/

title

William Bowie Medal (English)

publisher

American Geophysical Union

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsbm.1990.0034

Murchison Medal

1939

1 reference

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsbm.1990.0034

Bakerian Lecture

1952

2 references

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Society_Bakerian_Medal

Wikimedia import URL

quotation

The origin of the solar system. (English)

Adams Prize

1927

1 reference

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsbm.1990.0034

Victoria Medal

1941

1 reference

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsbm.1990.0034

Guy Medal in Gold

1963

1 reference

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsbm.1990.0034

Smith's Prize

1915

1 reference

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsbm.1990.0034

Buchan Prize

1929

1 reference

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsbm.1990.0034

Officer of the Order of the British Empire

1953

1 reference

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsbm.1990.0034

Knight Bachelor

1 reference

Wollaston Medal

1964

1 reference

https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/About/Awards-Grants-and-Bursaries/Society-Awards/Wollaston-Medal

Fellow of the Royal Society

21 December 2020

1925

1 reference

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rsbm.1990.0034

Royal Society Bakerian Medal

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Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi

1943

1 reference

https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/who-we-are/our-people/our-fellows/all-honorary-fellows/

nominated for

Nobel Prize in Physics

1949

1 reference

http://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/archive/show_people.php?id=4577

Nobel Prize in Physics

1964

1 reference

http://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/archive/show_people.php?id=4577

Nobel Prize in Physics

1966

1 reference

http://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/archive/show_people.php?id=4577

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Identifiers

VIAF ID

49293789

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International Standard Name Identifier

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1 reference

22 January 2018

Bibliothèque nationale de France ID

12318022d

1 reference

Canadiana Name Authority ID

BnF authorities

ncf11273243

1 reference

5 September 2022

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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID

German Wikipedia

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Jeffreys, Harold <1891-1989>

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National Library of Israel J9U ID

987007263311205171

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Library of Congress authority ID

n79089889

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National Library of Latvia ID

German Wikipedia

1 reference

22 January 2018

National Library of Ireland ID

vtls001234559

1 reference

5 September 2022

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1 reference

9 September 2023

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19 December 2018

Libraries Australia ID

35244725

1 reference

5 September 2022

1 reference

VIAF ID

49293789

Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID

5 September 2022

071703411

1 reference

16 December 2014

http://viaf.org/viaf/49293789

1 reference

22 January 2018

Portuguese National Library author ID

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1 reference

E39PBJf4bKCdtXXqWfQf4g9JjC

5 September 2022

Jeffreys, Harold, Sir, 1891-1989

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1 reference

26 August 2015

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Regensburg Classification

UB 2635

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Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers ID

719

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BNB person ID

JeffreysHarold1891-1989

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CiNii Research ID

1140845216572330112

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CoBiS author ID

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1 reference

Cyprus University of Technology ID

9 April 2020

103280

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Den Store Danske ID

Harold_Jeffreys

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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID

biography/Harold-Jeffreys

subject named as

Sir Harold Jeffreys

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1 reference

28 October 2013

Hrvatska enciklopedija ID

28927

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Krugosvet article

nauka_i_tehnika/astronomiya/DZHEFRIS_HAROLD.html

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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID

03249/eu_j_0579/j0579

object named as

Harold Jeffreys

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MacTutor biography ID

Jeffreys

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Mathematics Genealogy Project ID

18584

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