Archie Roy

Archie Roy
Archie Edmiston Roy Machrie Moor 1982
Born	24 June 1924 Yoker, Glasgow, Scotland
Died	27 December 2012 (aged 88) Drumchapel Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish
Fields	Astronomy
Institutions	Shawlands Academy University of Glasgow
Alma mater	Hillhead High School University of Glasgow
Doctoral advisor	Prof W M Smart
Known for	The Mirror Theorem in Celestial Mechanics
Influences	Prof W M Smart
Notable awards	Myers Memorial Medal (SPR)

Archie Edmiston Roy FRSE, FRAS (24 June 1924 – 27 December 2012) was Professor Emeritus of Astronomy in the University of Glasgow.

Professor Archie Edmiston Roy, was educated at Hillhead High School and the University of Glasgow. He was married to Frances with three sons; Dr. Archie W N Roy, Ian Roy and David Roy; and two grandchildren David and Fraser.

Professor Roy was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Royal Astronomical Society, and the British Interplanetary Society. He was also a Member and past President of the Society for Psychical Research and Founding President of The Scottish Society for Psychical Research.

He was also elected a member of the European Academy of Arts, Sciences and the Humanities. He was a Patron of the Churches Fellowship (Scotland) for Psychical and Spiritual Studies and a member of the Scientific and Medical Network. Archie Roy conducted research in astrodynamics, celestial mechanics, archaeoastronomy, psychical research, and neural networks.

In addition Roy has published 20 books, six of them novels, some 70 scientific papers and scores of articles. His books have been published in the United Kingdom, United States, France, Russia, Italy and India.

The Hungaria asteroid 5806 Archieroy, discovered by American astronomer Edward Bowell was named in his honor in 1994. In 2004 he was awarded the Myers Memorial Medal for outstanding contributions to psychical research by the Society for Psychical Research.