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Robert May
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Memorial Page for Robert May

Jan 8, 1936 – Apr 28, 2020(84 years)Died in:Oxford, England

Australian scientist who has been Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government

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Occupation(6)

physicistengineerzoologistuniversity teacherecologistpolitician

Awards(9)

Copley MedalLord Lewis PrizeBalzan PrizeBlue Planet PrizeDirac Medal for the Advancement of PhysicsJosiah Willard Gibbs LectureshipRobert H. MacArthur AwardFrink MedalLinnean Medal

Spouse(1)

Judith Feiner

Education(1)

University of Sydney

Robert May, Baron May of Oxford (* January 8, 1936 in Sydney; † April 28, 2020 in Oxford) was an australian scientist who has been Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government. He was 84 years old. He was married to Judith Feiner. He studied at University of Sydney. His faith was atheism. He received 9 awards, including Copley Medal, Lord Lewis Prize.

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Born in Sydney, New South Wales

1936

Married Judith Feiner

1962

Robert H. MacArthur Award

1984

Linnean Medal

1991

Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship

1994

Frink Medal

1995

Balzan Prize

1998

Blue Planet Prize

2001

Copley Medal

2007

Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Physics

2011

Died in Oxford, England

2020

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Robert May. Forever remembered.