Richard van der Riet Woolley

Sir Richard van der Riet Woolley
Born(1906-04-24)24 April 1906
Died24 December 1986(1986-12-24) (aged 80)
Alma materUniversity of Cape Town (BSc, MSc)
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (MA (Cantab), PhD)
Known forAstronomer Royal
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy

Sir Richard van der Riet Woolley OBE FRS (24 April 1906 24 December 1986) was an English astronomer who became the eleventh Astronomer Royal. His mother's maiden name was Van der Riet.