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Geoffrey Ingram Taylor

British mathematician and physicist (1886-1975).

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Geoffrey Ingram Taylor was a British mathematician and physicist. Born on 7 March 1886 in St John's Wood, Taylor died on 27 June 1975 in Cambridge at the age of 89.

Notable works include Taylor cone, Taylor dispersion and Taylor number. Taylor studied at Trinity College and University of Cambridge. Honours include Adams Prize, Royal Society Bakerian Medal and Royal Medal, among 16 recorded.

With a Wikipedia article in 35 languages, Geoffrey Ingram Taylor is No. 45,213 in the People and Position Index.

Born
7 March 1886, St John's Wood
Died
27 June 1975, Cambridge (aged 89)
Country
United Kingdom
Known as
Physicist, engineer, mathematician
Field
Science
Education
Trinity College, University of Cambridge
Languages
English
Wikipedia editions
35

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89

Lived to 89.

7 Mar

Shares a birthday with Alessandro Manzoni and Maurice Ravel.

4

One of 4 people in the Index born in St John's Wood, with Nicolas Roeg.

35

Has a Wikipedia article in 35 languages.

Computed from the Index and Wikidata.

Connections

Geoffrey Ingram Taylor
  • FatherEdward Ingram Taylor
  • MotherMargaret Boole Taylor
  • SiblingJulian Taylor

Honours and works

Awards

  • Adams Prize1915
  • Royal Society Bakerian Medal1923
  • Royal Medal1933
  • Copley Medal1944
  • Symons Gold Medal1951
  • Wilhelm Exner Medal1954
  • Guthrie Lecture1954
  • De Morgan Medal1956
  • Timoshenko Medal1958
  • Panetti Ferrari Award1958
  • Doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris1961
  • Franklin Medal1962
  • James Watt International Medal1965
  • Theodore von Kármán Prize1972
  • Fellow of the Royal Society
  • Knight Bachelor

Notable works

  • Taylor cone
  • Taylor dispersion
  • Taylor number
  • Taylor–Couette flow
  • Taylor–Goldstein equation
  • Rayleigh–Taylor instability
  • Taylor–Proudman theorem
  • Taylor–Green vortex
  • Viscous fingering
  • Taylor microscale

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Sources

  1. Wikidata Q699541 (facts, CC0)
  2. Wikimedia pageviews API (popularity)