Sydney Chapman FRS was a British mathematician and geophysicist. His work on the kinetic theory of gases, solar-terrestrial physics, and the Earth's ozone layer has inspired a broad range of research over many decades. Wikipedia
Born: January 29, 1888, Eccles, United Kingdom
Died: June 16, 1970 (age 82 years), Boulder, CO
Education: Trinity College (1908–1910), Victoria University of Manchester (1904–1908), The University of Manchester, and more
Academic advisors: G. H. Hardy and Joseph Larmor
Notable students: Syun-Ichi Akasofu, Moses Blackman, George Frederick James Temple, and more
Grandchild: Matthew Chapman