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

Person

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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.

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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)

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