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Shaw, Sir William Napier, 1854-1945 (Knight, meteorologist)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1854 - 1945

Biography

Sir William Napier Shaw (1854-1945), meteorologist, was educated at King Edward VI's school, Birmingham, and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he took the natural sciences tripos. He was a fellow of Emmanuel, 1877-1906, and assistant director of the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, 1898-1900. He was secretary of the Meteorological Council, 1900-1905, then director of the Meteorological Office, 1905-1920. He became professor of meteorology at the Royal College of Science in 1920 and worked there until 1924. Shaw's published works included Forecasting weather (1911) and the Manual of meteorology (4 vols., 1926-1931). He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1891 and knighted in 1915.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

 Fonds

Sir William Napier Shaw: Correspondence and Papers

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8434
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, speeches, reports, lectures and miscellaneous papers on meteorological matters and education.

Dates: 1850-1950 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Fonds

Sir William Napier Shaw: Scientific Papers

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8124
Scope and Contents General 1. Folder entitled 'Twice Twenty & Four', containing typed pages for Napier Shaw's autobiography, as well as press cuttings, letters and a menu. 2. Photograph album of 'The Cruise of RMS Duchess of Richmond, 25 Jan. - 7 Mar., 1927'. 3. Photograph album, untitled, c.1927, containing mostly group photographs. 4. Napier Shaw, 'cave letters', 1903-1933. 5. Photographs of Napier Shaw, including a Christmas card from D.C. Archibald. 6. Meteorological photographs and some journal...
Dates: 1901-1945 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

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