David Randall Pye

This article is about the scientist and engineer. For the furniture designer, see David Pye (furniture).

Sir David Randall Pye CB FRS[1] (29 April 1886 – 20 February 1960) was a British mechanical engineer and academic administrator.[2]

David Pye was born in Hampstead, London, England, and educated at Tonbridge School and Trinity College, Cambridge.

Pye was appointed CB in 1937. He was appointed provost of University College, London in 1942,[3][4] and made a Knight Bachelor in 1952. In the 1955 film The Dam Busters, Pye was played by Stanley van Beers. David Pye was the father of William Pye, a noted sculptor.[5][6]

Academic offices
Preceded by
Allen Mawer		 Provost of University College London
1942–1951 		Succeeded by
B. Ifor Evans

See also

References

  1. ↑ Saunders, O. A. (1961). "David Randall Pye. 1886-1960". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 7: 198–126. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1961.0015.
  2. ↑ "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35636.
  3. ↑ Lockspeiser, B. E. N. (1960). "Sir David Pye, C.B., F.R.S". Nature 186 (4723): 433. doi:10.1038/186433a0.
  4. ↑ "Dr. D. R. Pye, C.B., F.R.S". Nature 150 (3812): 600–600. 1942. doi:10.1038/150600a0.
  5. ↑ British sculpture in the 21st century – William Pye.
  6. ↑ William Pye – water sculpture.

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