was named for him. The awards were renamed in 2008. He died on Sunday 12 August 1928 in Worthing, Sussex. He was unmarried. References External links 1860 births 1928 deaths Fellows of the Royal Society Presidents of the Physical Society Presidents of the Royal Meteorological Society Scottish physicists 19th-century Scottish scientists 20th-century Scottish scientists 19th-century British physicists 20th-century British physicists Alumni of the University of Aberdeen Alumni of the University of Cambridge