Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Robert May, Baron May of Oxford

Australian scientist who has been Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1936

Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Profession: engineer, physicist, zoologist, university teacher, ecologist

Nationality: United States, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Robert McCredie May, Baron May of Oxford, HonFAIB (born 8 January 1936) is an Australian scientist who has been Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government, President of the Royal Society, and a professor at the University of Sydney and Princeton University.
He now holds joint professorships at University of Oxford and Imperial College London.
He was also a crossbench member of the House of Lords from 2001 until his retirement in 2017. May is a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, and an appointed member of the council of the British Science Association.
He is also a member of the advisory council for the Campaign for Science and Engineering.