Sydney Chapman (mathematician)

Sydney Chapman
Sydney Chapman 1888–1970
Born	(1888-01-29)29 January 1888 Eccles, Greater Manchester, England
Died	16 June 1970(1970-06-16) (aged 82) Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Manchester University of Cambridge
Known for	Chapman cycle Chapman function Chapman–Kolmogorov equation Chapman–Enskog theory
Awards	Fellow of the Royal Society (1919)[1] Smith's Prize (1913) Adams Prize (1928) Royal Medal (1934) Chree Medal and Prize (1941) De Morgan Medal (1944) William Bowie Medal (1962) Copley Medal (1964) Symons Gold Medal (1965)
Scientific career
Institutions	University of Manchester University of Cambridge Imperial College London University of Oxford The Queen's College, Oxford Royal Observatory, Greenwich, University of Colorado
Academic advisors	G. H. Hardy[2]
Doctoral students	Franz Kahn[3] George Frederick James Temple[2] Syun-Ichi Akasofu[citation needed]

Sydney Chapman FRS (29 January 1888 – 16 June 1970)^[1] was a British mathematician and geophysicist.^[4] His work on the kinetic theory of gases, solar-terrestrial physics, and the Earth's ozone layer has inspired a broad range of research over many decades.^{[2][5][6][7][8]}