John David Pye (born 1932) is a British zoologist who is an Emeritus Professor of

Queen Mary, University of London , mottoeng = With united powers , established = 1785 – The London Hospital Medical College1843 – St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College1882 – Westfield College1887 – East London College/Queen Mary College , type = Public researc ...

. Professor Pye is a specialist in animal ultrasound echolocation and light polarisation. He presented the 1985

Royal Institution Christmas Lectures The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are a series of lectures on a single topic each, which have been held at the Royal Institution in London each year since 1825, missing 1939–1942 because of the Second World War. The lectures present sci ...

on the theme of "Communicating" and has written the textbook ''Polarised Light in Science and Nature''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pye, David Academics of Queen Mary University of London Living people English zoologists 1932 births