See also
| Husband: | Frederick Hector J CORNISH (1930-2020) | |
| Wife: | Monica Rosalie HOPE (1928-2019) | |
| Marriage | Q1 1958 | Marylebone, London, England |
| 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 | Q3 1930 | Exeter, Devon, England |
| Occupation | Professor at Leeds University | |
| Census | 29 Sep 1939 (age 8-9) | Crediton , Devon, England2 |
| 3 Grove Terrace | ||
| Occupation | 29 Sep 1939 (age 8-9) | CLOSED RECORD; Crediton , Devon, England2 |
| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Name: | Monica Rosalie HOPE1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 1928 | |
| Death | 11 Aug 2019 (age 90-91) | York, Yorkshire, England |
3 children Frederick was a junior lecturer in maths at Oxford in 1953-54. 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.
In 2008 he was Professor Emeritus in Maths at the University of York
| 1 | www.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 |
| 2 | Text 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 |