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English physicist and radio astronomer (1913–2012)

Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell (LUV-əl; 31 August 1913 – 6 August 2012) was an English physicist and radio astronomer. He was the first director of Jodrell Bank Observatory, from 1945 to 1980.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Early life and education

Lovell was born at Oldland Common, Bristol, in 1913, the son of local tradesman and Methodist preacher Gilbert Lovell (1881–1956) and Emily Laura, née Adams.^[7][8] Gilbert Lovell was an "authority on the Bible" and, having "studied English literature and grammar", was still "bombarding his son with complaints on points of grammar, punctuation and method of speaking" when Lovell was in his forties.^[9] Lovell's childhood hobbies and interests included cricket and music, mainly the piano.

He had a Methodist upbringing and attended Kingswood Grammar School.^[6]&#