D. R. Pye | |
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| Born | David Randall Pye 29 April 1886 – 20 February 1960 |
| Died | 20 February 1960 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Tonbridge School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Engineer |
| Sub-discipline | |
| Institutions | |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army Royal Air Force |
| Unit | Royal Flying Corps |
| Battles / wars | First World War |
Sir David Randall Pye CB FRS[1] (29 April 1886 – 20 February 1960) was a British mechanical engineer and academic administrator.[2] He served as Provost of University College London from 1942 to 1951.
- ^ Saunders, O. A. (1961). "David Randall Pye. 1886-1960". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 7: 198–205. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1961.0015. S2CID 73367463.
- ^ "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35636. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)