John Sealy Townsend British physicist
John Sealy Townsend is a 88 years old British physicist from Galway, Connaught. John Sealy Townsend was born on June 07, 1868 (died on February 16, 1957, he was 88 years old) in Galway, Connaught.
About
No, he died on 02/16/1957, 67 years ago. He was 88 years old when he died. He died in Oxford
Family
His mother is Judith Townsend and his father is Edward Townsend.
Parents
Mother: Judith Townsend
Father: Edward Townsend
Wives
John Sealy Townsend had three marriages.
Anne Hancock
Townsend married with Anne Hancock in 1795. John was 73 years old. Married for 229 years, 3 months.
Mary Georgiana Lambert
He married with Mary Georgiana Lambert on Monday, June 5th, 1911. John Sealy Townsend was 42 years old. Married for 112 years, 10 months.
Children
He had four children, Elizabeth , Judith , Edward (111) and John (109) .
Awards (3)
Nominated Nobel Prize in Physics in 1942 , awarded Hughes Medal in 1914 , awarded Fellow of the Royal Society ,
Education
He graduated from Trinity College Dublin and Trinity College
What was John's zodiac sign?John Sealy Townsend zodiac sign was gemini.
Other facts about John Sealy Townsend
| AlmaMater | Trinity College Dublin, University of Cambridge |
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| Award | Knight, Hughes Medal |
| Place of death | Oxford |
| KnownFor | Townsend (unit), Townsend discharge, Ramsauer–Townsend effect |
| Doctoral student | Victor Albert Bailey , point in time: 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Doctoral advisor | J. J. Thomson , point in time: 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Place of birth | Galway |
| Member of | Royal Society |
| Field of work | Physicist |
| Employer | University Of Oxford |
| Student of | J. J. Thomson |
| Family name | Townsend. Show people with the surname Townsend |
| Country of citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Given name | John |
| Name in native language | John Sealy Townsend |
| Date of death | 1957-02-16T00:00:00Z |
