George C. McVittie

George Cunliffe McVittie FRSE FRAS OBE (1904–1988) was a British mathematician and cosmologist.

His mother, Emily Caroline Weber, lived in Greece but was of British descent.

He then went to Christ's College, Cambridge where he studied for his doctorate (PhD) under Prof Arthur Eddington.

His proposers were David Gibb, Ivor Etherington, Robert Schlapp and Alexander Aitken.

The George C. McVittie Elementary School in Drayton Plains, Michigan was also named in his honor.