John Moffatt (physicist)

This article is about the Oxford-based physicist. For the Danish-born British-Canadian physicist, see John Moffat (physicist).

John Moffatt
Provost of The Queen's College, Oxford
In office 1987–1993
Preceded by	Robert Blake, Baron Blake
Succeeded by	Geoffrey Marshall
Personal details
Born	12 October 1922
Died	23 December 2013(2013-12-23) (aged 91)
Citizenship	United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Spouse	Una Lamorna Morris ​ ​ (m. 1949; died 1992)​
Children	One
Education	Keighley Boys' Grammar School
Alma mater	Magdalen College, Oxford

John Moffatt (12 October 1922 – 23 December 2013) was a British physicist and academic. He was the provost of The Queen's College, Oxford, from 1987 to 1993.[1]

Early life and education

Moffatt was born on 12 October 1922 to Jacob and Ethel Moffatt. He was educated at Keighley Boys' Grammar School, an all-boys grammar school in Keighley, Yorkshire. He studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA), later promoted to Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree, and a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree.[1]

Academic career

From 1942 to 1946, Moffatt was involved in radar research with British Thomson-Houston. Having joined the University of Oxford, he worked as a senior research officer at its Clarendon Laboratory. In 1950, he was elected a fellow and praelector in physics. He was also a lecturer in the Department of Nuclear Physics from 1965 and served as senior tutor of his college from 1972 to 1976. He served as Provost of The Queen's College, Oxford, between 1987 and 1993. He retired from academia in 1993 and was appointed an honorary fellow.[1]

Personal life

In 1949, Moffatt married Una Lamorna Morris. Together they had one daughter.[1]

Moffatt died on 23 December 2013, aged 91 years.[1]

References

1. 'MOFFATT, John', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016; online edn, April 2016 accessed 19 July 2017

Academic offices
Preceded by Robert Blake, Baron Blake	Provost of The Queen's College, Oxford 1987 to 1993	Succeeded by Geoffrey Marshall