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  1. Robert May, Baron May of Oxford. Robert McCredie May, Baron May of Oxford, OM AC FRS HonFREng FAA FTSE FRSN HonFAIB (8 January 1936 – 28 April 2020) was an Australian scientist who was Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government, President of the Royal Society, [8] and a professor at the University of Sydney and Princeton University.

  2. Sep 10, 2020 · Robert (Bob) May, Baron May of Oxford, a long-time International Member of the National Academy of Sciences, passed away on April 28, 2020, in Oxford, United Kingdom, from “frailties of old age, Alzheimer's disease, and pneumonia,” at the age of 84. He is survived by his wife Judith, his daughter Nome, and legions of students and colleagues.

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  4. Apr 29, 2020 · Under a sometimes abrasive exterior, May was a man of deep humanity and unswerving integrity. He is survived by Judith and their daughter, Nome. Robert McCredie May, Lord May of Oxford, ecologist ...

  5. Professor Lord May of Oxford was an Australian physicist, mathematician and ecologist, who believed strongly in the responsibility of the scientist to work for the benefit of society. He was born on 8 January 1936 in Sydney, Australia and attended Woollahra Primary School where he developed a fascination with mathematical puzzles.

  6. May 12, 2020 · Robert May (1936–2020) Pioneering theoretical ecologist and outspoken government adviser. Robert (Bob) May was the leading mathematical ecologist of his generation and one of the most ...

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  7. Apr 30, 2020 · Lord Robert “Bob” May, Baron May of Oxford, who has died aged 84, was one of the greatest Australian scientists of the past century. He was awarded virtually every honour the British ...

  8. Jun 23, 2021 · Early years. Robert (‘Bob’) McCredie May was born on 8 January 1936 in Sydney, Australia. His paternal grandfather, who ran a pharmaceutical wholesale business near Carrickfergus, had left Northern Ireland abruptly, as a consequence of Irish nationalist death threats, when May's father was about 14 years old.