Background
Whitrow, Gerald James was born on June 9, 1912 in Kimmeridge, England. Son of George William and Emily (Watkins) Whitrow.
Whitrow, Gerald James was born on June 9, 1912 in Kimmeridge, England. Son of George William and Emily (Watkins) Whitrow.
Bachelor, Oxford University, 1933. Master of Arts., Oxford University, 1937. Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford University, 1939.
Lecturer, researcher Christ Church, Oxford, England, 1936-1940. Experimental officer Ministry Supply, England, 1940-1945. Lecturer mathematics Imperial College of Science & Technology, University London, 1945-1951, reader, 1951-1972, professor, 1972-1979, senior research fellow, professor emeritus, since 1979.
Chairman, Wimbledon Literature and Science Society, since 1973. Fellow Royal Astronomical Society (vice president 1966-1967), British Society for Philosophy of Science (president 1967-1968), British Society for History of Mathematics (president 1971-1973), International Society for Study of time (president 1966-1969). Clubs: Athenaeum (London) (chairman library committee 1978-1981).
Married (Annie) Magda Mostel, August 17, 1946.