Background
Lynden-Bell, Donald was born on April 5, 1935 in Dover, Kent, England. Son of Lachlan Arthur and Monica Rose (Thring) Lynden-Bell.
Lynden-Bell, Donald was born on April 5, 1935 in Dover, Kent, England. Son of Lachlan Arthur and Monica Rose (Thring) Lynden-Bell.
Master of Arts, University Cambridge, England, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cambridge, 1960. Doctor of Science (honorary), U Sussex, England, 1987.
Fellow, California Institute of Tech and Hale Observatories 1960-1962, Visiting Association 1969-1970, Research Fellow, then Fellow and Director of Studies in Mathematics Clare College, Cambridge 1960-1965. Assistant Lecturer in Applied Mathematics University of Cambridge 1962-1965. Principal Scien tific Officer, later Senior Principal Scientific Officer, Royal Greenwich Observatory.
Herstmonceux 1965-1972. Professor, of Astrophysics, University of Cambridge 1972-: Director Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge 1972-1977, 1982-1987. President Royal Astronomical Society 1985-1987.
Foreign Association, United States National Academy, of Sciences 1990. Honorary Doctor of Science (Sussex) 1987, (Cambridge) 1987. Eddington.
Contributor articles to professional journals.
Fellow Royal Society, Royal Astronomical Society (president, 1985-1987, Eddington medal 1984, Gold medal 1993), Cambridge Philosophical Society (president). Member National Academy of Sciences (foreign associate, John Jay Carty Award for the Advancement of Science, 2000), American Astronomical Society (honorary, Dirk Brouwer prize Division on Dynamical Astronomy, 1991, Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, 2001).
Hill walking.
Married Ruth Marion Truscott, July 1, 1961. Children: Marion, Edward.