John Lennard-Jones
John Lennard-Jones | |
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| Born | John Edward Jones 27 October 1894 Leigh, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 1 November 1954 (aged 60) Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Lennard-Jones potential LCAO |
| Spouse |
Kathleen Lennard (m. 1925) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematician |
| Institutions | |
| Doctoral advisor | Ralph Howard Fowler |
| Doctoral students | |
Sir John Edward Lennard-Jones KBE, FRS (27 October 1894 – 1 November 1954) was a British mathematician and professor of theoretical physics at the University of Bristol, and then of theoretical science at the University of Cambridge. He was an important pioneer in the development of modern computational chemistry and theoretical chemistry.