John Robinson Airey
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John Robinson Airey 1868 Hunslet, Leeds, England |
| Died | 16 September 1937 (aged 69) Newtown, Wales |
| Nationality | British |
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| Occupation | schoolteacher, mathematician and astronomer |
| Children | One daughter |
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Doctor John Robinson Airey, BSc, BA, (1868–1937) was a British schoolteacher, mathematician and astrophysicist.
Airey was the eldest child of William Airey, a stone mason, and Elizabeth Airey, who were both born in Preston under Scar, North Yorkshire. He was the oldest from four siblings, the other three being Elizabeth Ann (born 1870), Edwin (1878–1955), and Maud (about 1880). The 1871 census showed the family was living at Hunslet, Leeds; by 1881 they had moved to 28 Grosvenor Street, West Leeds.
In his youth, Airey studied at Blenheim Board School and Leeds Central High School. He then worked as an teaching assistant at the high school in the science department. At the same time he studied at Yorkshire College (later the University of Leeds) for a University of London external B.Sc., which was awarded in 1894.
From 1896 Airey taught maths at Porth Intermediate School, Glamorganshire, until 1903. At the age of 35 he left Porth to matriculate at St. John's College, Cambridge for three years as a foundation scholar; reading the Natural Science Tripos. In 1906 he received his Bachelor of Arts with first-class honours. Additionally, he received 3 awards from the college: Wright's prize for distinguished performance, the Hockin prize in electricity and experimental physics, and the Hughes prize for best third-year student.
After attaining his degree, Airey went on to work in administering school systems. From 1906 to 1912 he worked as the headmaster of Morley Grammar School, now The Morley Academy.
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