Tyne and Wear HER(13210): St. Andrew's Cemetery, grave of William Curtis - Details
13210
Newcastle
St. Andrew's Cemetery, grave of William Curtis
Jesmond
NZ26NE
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Grave Marker
Gravestone
20TH CENTURY
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Structure
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.
425100
566210
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Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 89