Robert May, Baron May of Oxford

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Robert McCredie May

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Birthplace: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: April 28, 2020 (84)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Son of Henry Wilkinson May and Kathleen Mitchell
Brother of Private

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About Robert May, Baron May of Oxford

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_May,_Baron_May_of_Oxford

Robert McCredie May, Baron May of Oxford, OM, AC, FRS, FAA, FTSE, FRSN, HonFAIB (8 January 1936 – 28 April 2020) was an Australian scientist who was Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government, President of the Royal Society, and a professor at the University of Sydney and Princeton University. He held joint professorships at the University of Oxford and Imperial College London. He was also a crossbench member of the House of Lords from 2001 until his retirement in 2017.

May was a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, and an appointed member of the council of the British Science Association. He was also a member of the advisory council for the Campaign for Science and Engineering.

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Robert May, Baron May of Oxford's Timeline

1936
January 8, 1936
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2020
April 28, 2020
Age 84
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom