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  1. 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, and a professor at the University of Sydney and Princeton University.

  2. 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. May 12, 2020 · Robert (Bob) May was the leading mathematical ecologist of his generation and one of the most influential individuals in UK science. ... based at the University of Oxford, UK, and Imperial College ...

    • John R. Krebs, Michael Hassell
    • 2020
  5. Lord Robert McCredie May, Baron May of Oxford, OM, AC, FRS, FAA, FTSE, FRSN, HonFAIB, HonFInstP died on 28 April 2020 aged 84. Credit: The Royal Society. 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.

  6. Apr 29, 2020 · If you asked Bob May, Lord May of Oxford, to explain the bewildering eclecticism of his scientific interests, he would say that he liked playing games and solving puzzles. His idea of...

  7. Apr 30, 2020 · Royal Society. 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...

  8. Jun 23, 2021 · Sir Charles Godfray. Published: 23 June 2021 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.2021.0007. Abstract. Robert May was the leading theoretical ecologist of his generation. He started his career as a theoretical physicist and began the transition to ecology soon after completing a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard.