Posted through the URSI-Commission-G Mailing List: Roy Piggott

[Paul Cannon]

Dr W Roy Piggott OBE

It is with great sadness that we announce the death in Cambridge on
Tuesday 20 May of Roy Piggott at the age of 93.  Piggott, as he was
known to most of his colleagues, made many and varied contributions to
ionospherics physics.  He started as an assistant to Sir Edward Appleton
in the 1930s and did much original radio physics research during the
Second World War.  In the immediate post-war era, he played a major role
in establishing the German ionospherics research at Lindau, and for this
clandestine operation he was awarded the Order of the British Empire. 

Perhaps Piggott will be best remembered for writing, with Karl Rawer,
the definitive handbook on the interpretation of ionograms, and for his
leadership in Antarctic ionospheric research.  Piggott was the prime
mover in establishing the ionospheric observatory at Halley Bay in the
International Polar Year, (1957-1958) and provided oversight of the
programme for the next two decades.  Latterly he was Head of Atmospheric
Sciences at the British Antarctic Survey.

Piggott was unfailingly generous with his time, scientific insight and
ideas.  He will be remembered by his many friends and colleagues on
every continent for his kindness, patience and skill as a mentor and
advisor. 

Everybody whose lives have been touched by Piggott has their own
particular story about this lovable archetypal British eccentric.  He
was universally highly respected, and will be sorely missed by
colleagues around the world.  Piggott will live on through his humanity
and his legacy to ionospheric physics.

To pass a message to the family, please e-mail Alan Rodger
(a.rodger at bas.ac.uk)

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