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Thomas Lydwell Eckersley

1886 - 1959

Born

27 December 1886

Marlborough Place, Marylebone, London, England, Unted Kingdom

Died

15 February 1959

Manor House, Danbury, Essex, England, Unted Kingdom

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
17/03/1938
Age at the time of election for Royal Society fellowship
52
Occupation
Theoretical physicist; Engineer
Relationships
Parents: (William) Alfred Eckersley, a railway engineer, and Rachel. Maternal grandfather: Thomas Henry Huxley (FRS 1851). Siblings: Roger Huxley Eckersley, director of programmes (1924–30), assistant controller (1930–39), and chief censor (1939–45) of the BBC; and Peter Pendleton Eckersley, chief engineer to the BBC from 1923 to 1929. Spouse: (m. 14 April 1920) Eva Amelia Pain, daughter of Barry Pain, the author. Children: Two daughters and one son.