About Alwyn Robbins
Lived 1920 – 2002 (aged 81–82). Alwyn Robbins was a British engineer and geodesist.
Alwyn Rudolph Robbins (5 January 1920 – 9 or 10 January 2002) was a British geodesist, former chairman of the Royal Society subcommittee on geodesy, and a founding fellow of St Cross College at the University of Oxford. Robbins published on geodesy and photogrammetry, with additional contributions to geodetic astronomy and the development of clocks. He held multiple positions within the International Association of Geodesy during his career as well.
Early life, education, and military service Alwyn Robbins was born in Lydney, Gloucestershire on 5 January 1920.
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Who was Alwyn Robbins?
British geodesist (1920–2002)
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Alwyn Robbins was born in 1920.
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Alwyn Robbins died in 2002.
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Alwyn Robbins was an engineer and geodesist.
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Alwyn Robbins was British.
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