# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-may-baron-may-of-oxford
# Generated: 2026-08-16T10:50:36.731Z

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name: "Robert May, Baron May of Oxford"
slug: "robert-may-baron-may-of-oxford"
description: "Robert McCredie May, Baron May of Oxford was an Australian scientist who was Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government, President of the Royal Society, and a professor at the University of Sydney and Princeton University. He held joint professorships at the University of Oxford and Imperial College London. He was also a crossbench member of the House of Lords from 2001 until his retirement in 2017."
tagline: "Australian scientist who has been Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government (1936-2020)"
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birthDate: "1936-01-08"
deathDate: "2020-04-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump