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Newall, Hugh Frank. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, June 7, 1876. S. of Robert Stirling [F.R.S.], of Ferndene, Gateshead-on-Tyne (and Mary dau. of Hugh Lee Pattinson, F.R.S.). B. there [June 21], 1857. School, Rugby. Matric. Michs. 1876; B.A. 1880; M.A. 1884. Fellow, 1909-44. Hon. D.Sc., Durham. Assistant Master at Wellington College, 1881-3. F.R.S., 1902. Assistant Demonstrator in experimental physics, 1886-7; Demonstrator, 1887-90. Newall Observer at Cambridge, 1891-1902. Professor of Astrophysics, 1909-28. Director of the Solar Physics Laboratory 1913-28. President, Royal Astronomical Society, 1907-9. Vice-President, International Astronomical Union, 1925. President of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, 1914-15. Married (1) June 21, 1881, Margaret, dau. of the Rev. C. T. Arnold of Rugby; (2) June 1931, Dame Bertha Surtees Phillpotts, formerly Mistress of Girton College. His special contribution was his astrophysical research in connexion with the large equatorial telescope presented to the University by his father. Died Feb. 22, 1944, at Cambridge. (Rugby Sch. Reg.; Burke, L.G.; Who's Who; The Times, Feb. 23, 1944; Cambridge Review, Apr. 22, 1944; Obit. Notices, Royal Soc. (1944), 4, 717. | Hugh Frank NEWALL Approx. lifespan: 18571944 pens. Trinity College adm1876:06:07 s. of Newall, Robert Stirling FRS, of Ferndene, Gateshead-on-Tyne [ Co. Durham ] (and Mary dau. of Hugh Lee Pattinson, FRS ) b. there 1857:[06:21] Sch: Rugby School Rugby, [ Warwickshire ] Matric 1876:10MT: BA 1880 MA 1884 Fellow 1909-44 Hon. DSc,Durham. Assistant Master at: : Sch: Wellington College Wellington, [ Berkshire ] 1881-3 FRS 1902 Assistant Demonstrator in: : experimental physics 1886-7 Demonstrator: 1887-90 Newall Observer CB [ Cambridgeshire ] 1891-1902 Professor of: Astrophysics 1909-28 Director of: : Solar Physics Laboratory 1913-28 President: Royal Astronomical Society 1907-9 Vice-President, International Astronomical Union 1925 President of: CB Philosophical Society, [ Cambridgeshire ] 1914-15 m. (1) 1881:06:21, Margaret dau. of Rev. C. T. Arnold of RUGBY, &RLT;SMALL&RGT;[ Warwickshire ]&RLT;/SMALL&RGT; m. (2) 1931:06 Dame Bertha Surtees Phillpotts, formerly Mistress of: : Girton College His special contribution was his astrophysical research in connexion with the large equatorial telescope presented to University by his father. d. 1944:02:22 at CB [ Cambridgeshire ] ( Sch: Rugby School Reg. ; Burke, L.G.; Who's Who; The Times 1944:02:23; CB Review 1944:04:22 Obit. Notices, Royal Society (1944), 4, 717. [add:]Portrait, 1929, by T.F. Watt at Observatory[:add] [add:](Goodison: CP : 299)[:add] [add:] bur. Ascension Parish Burial Ground Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [:add] [add:](Martin Packer, 2014)[:add] |