Maxwell Garnett

Maxwell Garnett
Garnett in 1944
Born
James Clerk Maxwell Garnett

(1880-10-13)13 October 1880
Cherry Hinton, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Died19 March 1958(1958-03-19) (aged 77)
Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
EducationSt Paul's School, London
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Occupations
  • Barrister
  • physicist
  • educationist
  • activist
Known forMaxwell Garnett approximation
ChildrenPeggy Jay
FatherWilliam Garnett

James Clerk Maxwell Garnett CBE (13 October 1880 – 19 March 1958), commonly known as Maxwell Garnett, was an English educationist, barrister, peace campaigner and physicist. He was Secretary of the League of Nations Union.