Jesmond, St. Andrew's Cemetery, grave of William Curtis

HER Number:
13210

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Jesmond, St. Andrew's Cemetery, grave of William Curtis

Place:
Jesmond

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Grave Marker

Site Type: Specific:
Gravestone

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
William Edward Curtis (1889-1969) was Professor of Physics at Newcastle University for nearly 30 years from 1926. He was once of Britain's chief atomic research pioneers and a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1962 he became a CBE for services to education. The public lecture theatre in the Herschel Building at Newcastle University was named the Curtis Auditorium in his memory.

Easting:
2510

Northing:
6621

Grid Reference:
NZ25106621

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, page 89