Born: 6-Sep-1892
Birthplace: Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Died: 21-Apr-1965
Location of death: Edinburgh, Scotland
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Physicist

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Proved existence of ionosphere

Military service: British Army (West Riding Regiment, later Royal Engineers)

Father: Peter Appleton
Mother: Mary Appleton
Wife: Jessie Longson (m. 1915, two daughters)

    High School: Hanson Grammar School
    University: BA, St. John's College, Cambridge University (1913)
    Professor: Wheatstone Professor of Physics, King's College, University of London (1924-36)
    Professor: Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy, Cambridge University (1936-39)
    Administrator: Vice-Chancellor, Edinburgh University (1949-)

    Nobel Prize for Physics 1947
    Hughes Medal 1933
    Knighthood 1941
    Royal Medal 1950
    IEEE Medal of Honor 1962

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