Sydney Chapman
Deceased Q711256

Sydney Chapman

British mathematician and geophysicist (1888–1970)

Born: January 29, 1888 (1888) · Eccles
Died: June 16, 1970 (1970) · Boulder
Age at death: 82 years
Nationality United Kingdom
Occupation university teacher, mathematician, astronomer, physicist, geophysicist
Field of work physics
Education University of Salford, Victoria University of Manchester, Trinity College
Employer University of Cambridge, Victoria University of Manchester, University of Oxford, Imperial College London, Royal Observatory, University of Alaska Fairbanks, High Altitude Observatory
Position held Beyer Chair of Applied Mathematics, Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy
Gender male

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