Richard van der Riet Woolley British astronomer royal
Richard van der Riet Woolley is a 80 years old British astronomer royal from Weymouth, England. Richard van der Riet Woolley was born on April 24, 1906 (died on December 24, 1986, he was 80 years old) in Weymouth, England.
About
No, he died on 12/24/1986, 37 years ago. He was 80 years old when he died. He died in Somerset West
Awards (4)
Awarded Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1970 , awarded Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1952 , awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire , awarded Fellow of the Royal Society ,
Education
He graduated from Gonville And Caius College and University Of Cape Town
What was Richard's zodiac sign?Richard van der Riet Woolley zodiac sign was taurus.
Other facts about Richard van der Riet Woolley
| AlmaMater | University of Cape Town, University of Cambridge |
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| Award | Royal Society |
| Place of death | Somerset West |
| KnownFor | Astronomer Royal |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Position held | Astronomer Royal , series ordinal: 11 , replaced by: Martin Ryle , replaces: Harold Spencer Jones , end time: 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z , start time: 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Country of citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Place of birth | Weymouth |
| Employer | Cambridge Observatory |
| Member of | Australian Academy Of Science |
| Date of death | 1986-12-24T00:00:00Z |
| Given name | Richard |
| Field of work | Solar Astronomy |
| Noble title | Knight Bachelor |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
