Robert McCredie May, Baron May of Oxford, was an Australian born scientist who served as Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government and as President of the Royal Society, holding professorships at the University of Sydney, Princeton University, Oxford, and Imperial College London. His research on the dynamics of animal populations, including his demonstration that simple mathematical models of population growth can produce chaotic behavior, reshaped the science of ecology.
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He held joint professorships at the University of Oxford and Imperial College London.
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He held joint professorships at the University of Oxford and Imperial College London.
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8 January 1936
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