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Robert May, Baron May of Oxford

Australian scientist who has been Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government (1936-2020) · United Kingdom · Scientists · Died at 84

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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.

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2020Died28 April 20202013honorary doctor of Harvard UniversityAward2011Dirac Medal for the Advancement of PhysicsAward2002Member of the Order of MeritAward2001Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and EngineeringAward1998Balzan PrizeAwardCompanion of the Order of AustraliaAward1995Frink MedalAward1994Josiah Willard Gibbs LectureshipAward1991Fellow of the Australian Academy of ScienceAwardLinnean MedalAward1985Croonian Medal and LectureAward1984Robert H. MacArthur AwardAward1968Edgeworth David MedalAward1967Pawsey MedalAward1936Born8 January 1936

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Honorary doctor of Harvard University2013
Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Physics2011
Copley Medal2007
Member of the Order of Merit2002
Blue Planet Prize2001
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering2001
Balzan Prize1998
Companion of the Order of Australia1998
Crafoord Prize in Biosciences1996
Frink Medal1995
Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship1994
Linnean Medal1991
Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science1991
Marsh Award for Conservation Biology1991
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science1991
Croonian Medal and Lecture1985
Robert H. MacArthur Award1984
Fellow of the Royal Society1979
Edgeworth David Medal1968
Pawsey Medal1967
Lord Lewis Prize
Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales
Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Physics
Knight Bachelor
Honorary Fellow of the Zoological Society of London

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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.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1936 to 2020 · aged 84

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