Fred Hoyle

Sir Fred Hoyle FRS
Born	(1915-06-24)24 June 1915 Gilstead, Bingley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	20 August 2001(2001-08-20) (aged 86) Bournemouth, England
Alma mater	Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Known for	Coining the phrase 'Big Bang' Steady-state theory Stellar nucleosynthesis theory Triple-alpha process Panspermia Hoyle state Hoyle's fallacy Hoyle's model B2FH paper Hoyle–Narlikar theory Bondi–Hoyle–Lyttleton accretion
Spouse	Barbara Clark ​ (m. 1939)​ [2]
Children	Geoffrey Hoyle Elizabeth Butler
Awards	Mayhew Prize (1936) Smith's Prize (1938) FRS (1957)[1] Rittenhouse Medal (1960) Kalinga Prize (1967) Bakerian Medal (1968) RAS Gold Medal (1968) Jansky Lectureship (1969) Bruce Medal (1970) Henry Norris Russell Lectureship (1971) Royal Medal (1974) Balzan Prize (1994) Klumpke-Roberts Award (1977) Crafoord Prize (1997)
Scientific career
Fields	Astronomy
Institutions	St John's College, Cambridge Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
Academic advisors	Rudolf Peierls Maurice Pryce Philip Worsley Wood
Doctoral students	John Moffat Chandra Wickramasinghe Cyril Domb Jayant Narlikar Leon Mestel Peter Alan Sweet Sverre Aarseth
Other notable students	Paul C. W. Davies Douglas Gough

Sir Fred Hoyle FRS (24 June 1915 – 20 August 2001)^[1] was an English astronomer who formulated the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis and was one of the authors of the influential B²FH paper. He also held controversial stances on other scientific matters—in particular his rejection of the "Big Bang" theory (a term coined by him on BBC Radio) in favor of the "steady-state model", and his promotion of panspermia as the origin of life on Earth.^[3][4][5] He spent most of his working life at St John's College, Cambridge and served as the founding director of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy at Cambridge.

Hoyle also wrote science fiction novels, short stories and radio plays, co-created television serials, and co-authored twelve books with his son, Geoffrey Hoyle.