Alwyn Robbins

Who was Alwyn Robbins?

Dr Alwyn Robbins, 1920 – 10 January 2002 was a distinguished British geodesist, being Chairman of the Royal Society's Geodesy Subcommittee, and was a Founding Fellow of St Cross College in Oxford.

Robbins’ scientific publications covered a wide field in Geodesy and Photogrammetry, with outstanding contributions to knowledge in Geodetic Astronomy and the design and development of the Chronochord. His scientific achievements were recognised by the International Association of Geodesy which elected him Secretary of Section of the Association, and President of the Special Study Group on Geodetic Astronomy.

He was a United Kingdom delegate to many international scientific assemblies and symposia. As Chairman of the Geodesy Subcommittee of the National Committee for Geodesy and Geophysics, he was appointed Chief United Kingdom Delegate to the XVI General Assembly of the International Association of Geodesy in Grenoble in 1975 and in Canberra in 1979.