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Bristol University
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Founded 1876 as University College, Bristol, and amalgamated in 1909 with Bristol Medical School (founded 1833) and several other institutions.
Location:
Bristol, England
Founding Date:
1876 Enrollment:
11,000 Official Website:
http://www.bris.ac.uk/ STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| David Bohm |
Physicist |
20-Dec-1917 |
29-Oct-1992 |
Particle physicist |
| Sarah Brown |
First Lady |
1963 |
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Wife of Gordon Brown |
| Geoffrey Burbidge |
Astronomer |
24-Sep-1925 |
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Quasi-steady state cosmology |
| Angela Carter |
Author |
7-May-1940 |
16-Feb-1992 |
Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman |
| Max Delbrück |
Scientist |
4-Sep-1906 |
10-Mar-1981 |
Molecular structure of viral genes (phages) |
| Paul Dirac |
Physicist |
8-Aug-1902 |
20-Oct-1984 |
The Principles of Quantum Mechanics |
| Peter Fowler |
Physicist |
27-Feb-1923 |
8-Nov-1996 |
Cosmic radiation |
| Klaus Fuchs |
Physicist |
29-Dec-1911 |
28-Jan-1988 |
Manhattan Project scientist, spy for USSR |
| Richard Gregory |
Psychologist |
24-Jul-1923 |
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Optical illusions and "hands-on" science |
| David Hunt |
Politician |
21-May-1942 |
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Former MP, The Wirral |
| Jason Isaacs |
Actor |
6-Jun-1963 |
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Black Hawk Down |
| Mick Jackson |
Film Director |
4-Oct-1943 |
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The Bodyguard |
| Matt Lucas |
Actor |
5-Mar-1974 |
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Little Britain |
| Chris Morris |
Comic |
5-Sep-1965 |
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On the Hour, Brass Eye |
| Simon Pegg |
Actor |
14-Feb-1970 |
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Shaun of the Dead |
| Tim Pigott-Smith |
Actor |
13-May-1946 |
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The Jewel in the Crown |
| George H. Poste |
Biologist |
c. 1944 |
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Health Technology Networks |
| David Walliams |
Comic |
20-Aug-1971 |
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Little Britain |
| Emily Watson |
Actor |
14-Jan-1967 |
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Angela's Ashes |
| Robert E. White |
Diplomat |
21-Sep-1926 |
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US Ambassador to El Salvador, 1980-81 |
| Michael Winterbottom |
Film Director |
29-Mar-1961 |
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24 Hour Party People |
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Richard Dalitz |
Physicist |
28-Feb-1925 |
13-Jan-2006 |
Dalitz pairs and Dalitz plots |
| Geoffrey Eglinton |
Geologist |
1-Nov-1927 |
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Molecular organic geochemistry |
| Peter Fowler |
Physicist |
27-Feb-1923 |
8-Nov-1996 |
Cosmic radiation |
| Richard Gregory |
Psychologist |
24-Jul-1923 |
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Optical illusions and "hands-on" science |
| Keith Moffatt |
Mathematician |
12-Apr-1935 |
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Fluid dynamics |
| Nevill F. Mott |
Physicist |
30-Sep-1905 |
8-Aug-1996 |
Properties of semiconductors |
| Cecil Powell |
Physicist |
5-Dec-1903 |
9-Aug-1969 |
Discovered the pi-meson |
| Sir William Ramsay |
Chemist |
2-Oct-1852 |
23-Jul-1916 |
Discovered noble gases |
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