David Randall Pye

Sir David Randall Pye CB FRS[1] (29 April 1886 – 20 February 1960) was a British mechanical engineer and academic administrator.[2]

This article is about the scientist and engineer. For the furniture designer, see David Pye (furniture).

David Pye was born in Hampstead, London, England, and educated at Tonbridge School and Trinity College, Cambridge.

Pye was appointed CB in the 1937 Coronation Honours. He was appointed provost of University College, London in 1942,[3][4] and made a Knight Bachelor in 1952. In the 1955 film The Dam Busters, Pye was played by Stanley van Beers. David Pye was the father of William Pye, a noted sculptor.[5][6]

Academic offices
Preceded by
Allen Mawer		 Provost of University College London
1942–1951		 Succeeded by
B. Ifor Evans

See also

References
  1. Saunders, O. A. (1961). "David Randall Pye. 1886-1960". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 7: 198–205. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1961.0015. S2CID 73367463.
  2. "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35636. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. Lockspeiser, B. E. N. (1960). "Sir David Pye, C.B., F.R.S". Nature. 186 (4723): 433. doi:10.1038/186433a0.
  4. "Dr. D. R. Pye, C.B., F.R.S". Nature. 150 (3812): 600. 1942. doi:10.1038/150600a0.
  5. British sculpture in the 21st century – William Pye Archived 2 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. William Pye – water sculpture.
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