| Fred Hoyle  AKA Frederick Hoyle
Born: 24-Jun-1915
Birthplace: Bingley, Yorkshire, England
Died: 20-Aug-2001
Location of death: Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Astronomer Nationality: England
Executive summary: Steady-state universe Military service: British Admiralty (radar development, 1939-45, WWII) Father: Ben Hoyle
Mother: Mabel Pickard
Wife: Barbara Clark (m. 28-Dec-1939, one son, one daughter)
Son: Geoffrey Hoyle (science fiction co-author, b. 1942)
Daughter: Elizabeth
University: Emmanuel College, Cambridge University
University: St. John's College, Cambridge University
Professor: Cambridge University (1956-73)
Administrator: Director, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge University (1967-73)
Royal Society 1957
American Association for the Advancement of Science 1964
National Academy of Sciences 1969
American Philosophical Society 1980
Royal Astronomical Society Gold Medal 1968 (with Walter Munk)
Bruce Medal 1970
Royal Medal 1974
Balzan Prize 1994
Crafoord Prize 1997 (with Edwin E. Salpeter)
Knighthood 1972
Asteroid Namesake 8077 Hoyle
Author of books:
The Nature of the Universe (1951)
Astronomy and Cosmology: A Modern Course (1975)
Energy or Extinction? The Case for Nuclear Energy (1977)
The Intelligent Universe (1983)
Evolution from Space: A Theory of Cosmic Creationism (1984)
The Small World of Fred Hoyle (1986, memoir)
The Origin of the Universe and the Origin of Religion (1993)
Home Is Where the Wind Blows: Chapters from a Cosmologist's Life (1994, memoir)
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