Sydney Chapman (mathematician)

Sydney Chapman
Sydney Chapman
	Sydney Chapman 1888–1970
Born	29 January 1888; Eccles, Greater Manchester, England
Died	16 June 1970 (aged 82); Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Manchester; University of Cambridge
Known for	Chapman cycle; Chapman function; Chapman–Kolmogorov equation; Chapman–Enskog theory
Awards	Fellow of the Royal Society (1919); Smith's Prize (1913); Adams Prize (1928); Royal Medal (1934); Chree Medal and Prize (1941); De Morgan Medal (1944); William Bowie Medal (1962); Copley Medal (1964); Symons Gold Medal (1965)
	Scientific career
Institutions	University of Manchester; University of Cambridge; Imperial College London; University of Oxford; The Queen's College, Oxford; Royal Observatory, Greenwich, University of Colorado
Academic advisors	G. H. Hardy
Doctoral students	Franz Kahn; George Frederick James Temple; Syun-Ichi Akasofu;

Sydney Chapman FRS (29 January 1888 – 16 June 1970) 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.

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