Fred Hoyle

Summary

Fred Hoyle is a human^[1]. He was born in Bingley^[2]. He died in Bournemouth^[3]. He worked as a screenwriter^[4], astronomer^[5], writer^[6], physicist^[7], and university teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,069 views/month, #6,877 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Fred Hoyle's place of birth was Bingley^[2].
• Fred Hoyle died in Bournemouth^[3].
• A child of Fred Hoyle was Geoffrey Hoyle^[10].
• Fred Hoyle held citizenship in United Kingdom^[11].
• Fred Hoyle worked as a screenwriter^[4].
• Fred Hoyle worked as an astronomer^[5].
• Fred Hoyle worked as a writer^[6].
• Fred Hoyle's professions included physicist^[7].
• Fred Hoyle's professions included university teacher^[8].
• Fred Hoyle worked as a mathematician^[12].
• Fred Hoyle's field of work was astronomy^[13].
• Fred Hoyle held the position of Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy^[14].
• Fred Hoyle was employed by Cardiff University^[15].
• Among Fred Hoyle's employers was University of Cambridge^[16].
• Among Fred Hoyle's employers was Victoria University of Manchester^[17].
• Among Fred Hoyle's employers was British Admiralty Office^[18].
• Fred Hoyle's education included a stint at Emmanuel College^[19].
• Fred Hoyle was educated at Bingley Grammar School^[20].
• Fred Hoyle's doctoral advisor was Rudolf Peierls^[21].
• Fred Hoyle's doctoral advisor was Paul Dirac^[22].
• Fred Hoyle's doctoral advisor was Maurice Pryce^[23].
• Fred Hoyle received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[24].
• Fred Hoyle received the Royal Medal^[25].
• Fred Hoyle received the Kalinga Prize^[26].
• Fred Hoyle received the Balzan Prize^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1915-06-24^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2001-08-20^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 40b69df4-e4f6-400b-b3c6-1981c6424eeb^[32]

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Origins and Family

Fred Hoyle's place of birth was Bingley^[2].

Education

Educated at Emmanuel College^[19], a college of the University of Cambridge^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1584^[35] and Bingley Grammar School^[20], a secondary school^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1529^[38]. Doctoral advisors include Rudolf Peierls^[21], Paul Dirac^[22], and Maurice Pryce^[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include screenwriter^[4], astronomer^[5], writer^[6], physicist^[7], university teacher^[8], and mathematician^[12]. Fred Hoyle's field of work was astronomy^[13]. Employers include Cardiff University^[15], a public research university^[39], in United Kingdom^[40], founded in 1883^[41], headquartered in Cardiff^[42]; University of Cambridge^[16], a collegiate university^[43], in United Kingdom^[44], founded in 1209^[45], headquartered in Cambridge^[46]; Victoria University of Manchester^[17], a university^[47], in United Kingdom^[48], founded in 1851^[49], headquartered in Manchester^[50]; and British Admiralty Office^[18], a department of the United Kingdom Government^[51], in United Kingdom^[52], founded in 1709^[53]. He held the position of Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy^[14]. Doctoral students include Jayant Vishnu Narlikar^[54], Cyril Domb^[55], John Moffat^[56], Leon Mestel^[57], Raymond McLenaghan^[58], and Peter Philip Eggleton^[59].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[24], a fellowship award^[60], in United Kingdom^[61]; Royal Medal^[25], a science award^[62], in United Kingdom^[63], founded in 1826^[64]; Kalinga Prize^[26], a science award^[65], in India^[66], founded in 1951^[67]; Balzan Prize^[27], a science award^[68], in Switzerland^[69], founded in 1961^[70]; Henry Norris Russell Lectureship^[71], a science award^[72], in United States^[73]; and Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society^[74], a science award^[75], in United Kingdom^[76], founded in 1824^[77].

Personal Life

A child of Fred Hoyle was Geoffrey Hoyle^[10]. Religious affiliations include theism^[78], a world view^[79] and irreligion^[80], a social change^[81].

Death and Burial

Fred Hoyle passed away in Bournemouth^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Fred Hoyle include B²FH paper^[82].

Why It Matters

Fred Hoyle ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,069 views/month, #6,877 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[83] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[84]

Works attributed to him include B²FH paper^[85], a scholarly article^[86], written by Geoffrey Burbidge^[87] and The Black Cloud^[88], a literary work^[89]. Entities named for him include B²FH paper^[82].

His notable doctoral advisees include Jayant Vishnu Narlikar^[90], an astronomer^[91], 1938–2025^[92], of India^[93], awarded the Prix Jules Janssen^[94], specialised in astronomy^[95]; John Gribbin^[96], a physicist^[97], b. 1946^[98], of United Kingdom^[99], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature^[100]; Chandra Wickramasinghe^[101], an astronomer^[102], b. 1939^[103], of Sri Lanka^[104], awarded the fellow^[105], specialised in astronomy^[106]; John Moffat^[107], a physicist^[108], b. 1932^[109], of Canada^[110], specialised in physicist^[111]; Cyril Domb^[112], a physicist^[113], 1920–2012^[114], of United Kingdom^[115], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[116], specialised in theoretical physics^[117]; and Leon Mestel^[118], an astronomer^[119], 1927–2017^[120], of United Kingdom^[121], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[122], specialised in astronomy^[123].

FAQs

Where was Fred Hoyle born?

Fred Hoyle was born in Bingley^[2].

Where did Fred Hoyle die?

Fred Hoyle died in Bournemouth^[3].

What did Fred Hoyle do for work?

Fred Hoyle worked as screenwriter^[4], astronomer^[5], writer^[6], physicist^[7], and university teacher^[8].

Where did Fred Hoyle go to school?

Fred Hoyle was educated at Emmanuel College^[19] and Bingley Grammar School^[20].

What awards did Fred Hoyle receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[24], Royal Medal^[25], Kalinga Prize^[26], and Balzan Prize^[27].