Background
McVittie, George Cunliffe was born on June 5, 1904 in Izmir, Turkey. Son of Francis Skinner and Emily Caroline (Weber) McVittie.
McVittie, George Cunliffe was born on June 5, 1904 in Izmir, Turkey. Son of Francis Skinner and Emily Caroline (Weber) McVittie.
Master of Arts, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1927. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cambridge, England, 1930.
Assistant lecturer mathematics, Leeds (England) University, 1930-1933;
lecturer, Edinburgh U., 1933-1934;
lecturer, Liverpool (England) University, 1934-1936;
reader mathematics, Kings College, U. London, 1936-1948;
professor mathematics, Queen Mary College, 1948-1952;
professor astronomy, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1952-1972;
head Department, University Illinois, Urbana, 1952-1970;
honorary professor theoretical astronomy, U. Kent, England, 1972. Visiting professor U. Kent, 1971. Member Meteorological Office of Air Ministry and Foreign Office, 1939-1945.
Member British Meteorological Research Committee, 1948-1952.
(Astronomy, Cosmology, Non-Fiction)
Fellow Royal Society Edinburgh, Royal Astronomical Society. Member American Astronomical Society (secretary 1961-1969), International Astronomical Union (secretary commission 28, 1958-1964, president 1967-1970), Athenaeum Club (London).
Married Mildred Bond Strong, September 3, 1934.