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Harold Jeffreys
Sir Harold Jeffreys, FRS was a British geophysicist who made significant contributions to mathematics and statistics. His book, Theory of Probability, which was first published in 1939, played an important role in the revival of the objective Bayesian view of probability.
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science · British physicist and mathematician · mathematician · astronomer · statistician · seismologist · geophysicist · also Harold Jeffreys, Sir Harold Jeffreys, Jeffreys
Born 22 April 1891 · Died 18 March 1989 · Q379999
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1989· 1 entry
Died 1989-03-18.
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1964· 1 entry
Won Wollaston Medal (1964).
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1963· 1 entry
Won Guy Medal in Gold (1963).
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1962· 2 entries
Awarded Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (1962).
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Awarded Vetlesen Prize (1962).
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1960· 1 entry
Won Copley Medal (1960).
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1955· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of the Royal Astronomical Society (1955–1957).
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1953· 2 entries
Awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1953).
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Awarded Knight Bachelor (1953).
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1952· 2 entries
Won Royal Society Bakerian Medal (1952).
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Won William Bowie Medal (1952).
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1948· 2 entries
Won Royal Medal (1948).
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Received the Charles Lagrange Prize from the Académie royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique
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1946· 1 entry
Career landmark: Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy (1946–1958).
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1943· 1 entry
Awarded Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi (1943).
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1941· 1 entry
Won Victoria Medal (1941).
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1939· 2 entries
Won Murchison Medal (1939).
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Played an important role in the revival of the objective Bayesian view of probability
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1937· 2 entries
Won Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1937).
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The Royal Society's Copley Medal in 1960, and the Royal Statistical Society's Guy Medal in Gold in 1962
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1929· 1 entry
Awarded Buchan Prize (1929).
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1927· 1 entry
Awarded Adams Prize (1927).
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1925· 1 entry
Awarded Fellow of the Royal Society (1925).
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1915· 2 entries
Awarded Smith's Prize (1915).
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Was awarded the prestigious Smith's Prize
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1914· 2 entries
Studied at St John's College (1910–1914).
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Retaining his fellowship until his death 75 years later
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1910· 1 entry
Studied at Durham University (1907–1910).
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1891· 1 entry
Born 1891-04-22.
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