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Reginald Victor Jones
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World War II scientist (1911-1997)
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Reginald Victor Jones was a British physicist, university teacher, and academic. Born in Herne Hill in 1911, he was educated at Wadham College. He worked as an expert in military intelligence during World War II and was employed by the University of Aberdeen, where he died in 1997. He spoke English.
Jones was a member of the Royal Society and received several awards, including the Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize, an honorary doctorate, and the titles of Fellow of the Royal Society and Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He is recognized in the Royal Society collection. His notable work includes the book *The Wizard War*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1911
- Works
- 1
Top works
- The Wizard war
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Victor
- Family name
- Jones
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Herne Hill
- Place of death
- Aberdeen
- Occupation
- expert
- Employer
- University of Aberdeen
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Image
- Jones-Woolsey-deClarens.gif
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- date of birth
- 1911-09-29
- date of death
- 1997-12-17
- member of
- Royal Society
- Commons category
- Reginald Victor Jones
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