Person: Mcvittie, George Cunliffe

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George McVittie studied at Edinburgh and Cambridge. He then held posts at Leeds, Edinburgh and London and became Professor of Astronomy at the University of Illinois. His main work was in Relativity and Cosmology.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 5 June 1904, Smyrna, Turkey (now Izmir). Died 8 March 1988, Canterbury, Kent, England.

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Astronomy, Origin Turkey


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