About Ralph H. Fowler
Lived 1889 – 1944 (aged 55). Ralph H. Fowler was a British physicist, cricketer, astronomer, university teacher and mathematician.
Personal life Fowler was a keen amateur cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper. He played for Norfolk in the Minor Counties Championship in 1908 and 1909.
In 1921, Fowler married Eileen Mary (1901–1930), the only daughter of Ernest Rutherford. They had four children; two sons and two daughters.
One of their sons was the physicist Peter Fowler (1923-1996).
Eileen died after the birth of their last child, Ruth Fowler Edwards (1930-2013), a geneticist and wife of Robert G. (Bob) Edwards, the "father" of in vitro fertilisation and 2010 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate. One of his grandchildren is Mary Fowler, a geophysicist and the sixth Master (2012–2020) of Darwin College, Cambridge.
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Who was Ralph H. Fowler?
English physicist (1889-1944)
When was Ralph H. Fowler born?
Ralph H. Fowler was born on 17 January 1889 in Roydon.
When did Ralph H. Fowler die?
Ralph H. Fowler died on 28 July 1944 in Cambridge.
What was Ralph H. Fowler's occupation?
Ralph H. Fowler was a physicist, cricketer, astronomer, university teacher and mathematician.
What nationality was Ralph H. Fowler?
Ralph H. Fowler was British.
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