John Moffatt (physicist)

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]

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 byRobert Blake, Baron Blake
Succeeded byGeoffrey Marshall
Personal details
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)
Una Lamorna Morris
​
(
m. 1949; died 1992)
ChildrenOne
EducationKeighley Boys' Grammar School
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford

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; she predeceased him, dying in 1992. Together they had one daughter.[1]

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

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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
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