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Family of Frederick Hector J CORNISH and PRIVATE

Husband: Frederick Hector J CORNISH (1930-2020)
Wife: PRIVATE ( - )

Husband: Frederick Hector J CORNISH

Name: Frederick Hector J CORNISH1
Sex: Male
Name Suffix: MA DPhil (Oxon)
Father: Robert Hector CORNISH (1900-1977)
Mother: Margaret Elizabeth HELMORE (1899-1975)
Birth 29 Jun 1930 Exeter, Devon, England
Occupation Professor at Leeds University
Census 29 Sep 1939 (age 9) Crediton , Devon, England2
3 Grove Terrace
Occupation 29 Sep 1939 (age 9) CLOSED RECORD; Crediton , Devon, England2
Enlisted (Military) 25 Jun 1954 (age 23)
Military Service 25 Jun 1954 (age 23) Instructor Lieutenant RN Entered for short service
HMS Collingwood
He was still an RN Instructor Lieutenant when he was married in January 1958. He served at the shore establishment in Fareham, Hants, which is the largest training establishment in Europe.
Posted (Military) 1954 (age 23-24) Fareham, Hampshire, England
Arrival 5 May 1956 (age 25) from Montreal, Canada, Tourist Class on RMS Ivernia; Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Moorwyns, Alexander Road, Crediton, Devon
Occupation 1956 (age 25-26) Lecturer; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation Jan 1958 (age 27) Instructor Lieutenant
Residence btw 2002 and 2005 (age 71-75) York, North Yorkshire, England
99, Front Street, YO24 3BU
Fred and Monica were recorded at this address.
Military Rank Instructor Lieutenant
Military Regiment RN
Death May 2020 (age 89) York, North Yorkshire, England
Professor Emeritus Fred Cornish, who was Head of Department between 1967-1977 has died, aged 89.

Fred came to York as Professor in 1967 and was Head of Department from then until 1977. He was Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University between 1975 and 1981; this included a period as Acting Vice-Chancellor in 1978.

Fred's main mathematical interest was General Relativity, on which he gave a popular third-year option. He was a model of academic life for younger staff, who held him in great esteem and affection, and was much admired for his integrity, selflessness and sense of fair play.

Wife: PRIVATE

Name: PRIVATE1
Sex: Female
Father: -
Mother: -

Note on Husband: Frederick Hector J CORNISH

3 children Frederick was a junior lecturer in maths at Oxford in 1953-54. His doctoral thesis The mathematical form and physical content of unified field theories derived from a variational principle was submitted in 1954. Was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia in 1954-56. Did his National Service from 1956-1959. In 1959 was appointed lecturer in Applied Maths at Leeds University. He became Senior Lecturer at Leeds in 1965 and was appointed to the Chair of Mathematics at York University beginning his appointment in March 1967. He continued to teach the MSC course at Leeds in 1967-68. York Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University between 1975 and 1981 Acting Vice-Chancellor in 1978

In 2008 he was Professor Emeritus in Maths at the University of York

Sources

1www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009
2Text From Source: Register England & Wales 1939
Address: 3 Grove Terrace
Place: Crediton, Devon, England

Name of person,Status,Gender,Birthdate,Condition,Occupation,Comments
Helmore, Annie,,F,17 Sep 1861,W,unpaid domestic duties,
Cornish, Robert Hector,,M,26 Dec 1900,M,Departmental manager (cycle),Devon Special Constable
Cornish, Margaret Elizabeth,,F,17 Dec 1899,M,unpaid domestic duties,
Cornish, Frederick Hector J,,M,1930,S,CLOSED RECORD,CLOSED RECORD
Cornish, Margaret F,,F,1933,S,CLOSED RECORD,CLOSED RECORD