Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Alfred_Charles_Bernard_Lovell
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Predicate Object
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gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Bristol
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Herschel_Medal
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkb:Royal_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1913-08-31
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Oldland_Common,_Gloucestershire,_England
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:deathDate 2012-08-06
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Swettenham,_Cheshire,_England
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Arthur_Mannering_Tyndall
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Bristol
gptkbp:employer gptkb:University_of_Manchester
gptkbp:familyName gptkb:Lovell
gptkbp:fieldOfWork physics
radio astronomy
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Jodrell_Bank_Observatory
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Alfred_Charles_Bernard_Lovell
gptkbp:givenName gptkb:Alfred
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell
gptkbp:knighted 1961
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Jodrell_Bank_Observatory
radio astronomy
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork Development of the Lovell Telescope
Radar research during WWII
Research on cosmic rays
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physicist
astronomer
gptkbp:positionHeld Director of Jodrell Bank Observatory
Professor of Radio Astronomy
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Cheshire,_England
gptkbp:signature Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Joyce_Chesterman
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Alfred_Charles_Bernard_Lovell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6