St. Andrew's Cemetery, grave of William Curtis
St. Andrew's Cemetery, grave of William Curtis
HER Number
13210
District
Newcastle
Site Name
St. Andrew's Cemetery, grave of William Curtis
Place
Jesmond
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Grave Marker
Site Type: Specific
Gravestone
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
William Edward Curtis (1889-1969) was Professor of Physics at Newcastle University for nearly 30 years from 1926. He was once of Britain's chief atomic research pioneers and a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1962 he became a CBE for services to education. The public lecture theatre in the Herschel Building at Newcastle University was named the Curtis Auditorium in his memory.
Easting
425100
Northing
566210
Grid Reference
NZ425100566210
Sources
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 89