Facts: - death place: dorking , surrey , england - prizes: smith 1917 -rrb- royal medal -lrb- 1919 -rrb- 's prize -lrb- 1901 -rrb- adams prize -lrb- - known for: rayleigh -- jeans law jeans mass jeans length - work institutions: trinity college , cambridge ; princeton university - death date: 16 september 1946 - field: astronomy , mathematics , physics - notable students: ronald fisher - birth date: 11 september 1877 - name: james hopwood jeans - nationality: british - image: james hopwood jeans.jpg - birth place: southport england , -lrb- ormskirk registration district -rrb- lancashire , - alma mater: merchant taylors ' school ; cambridge university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of james hopwood jeans .
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sir james hopwood jeans om frs ma dsc scd lld -lrb- 11 september 187716 september 1946 -rrb- was an english physicist , astronomer and mathematician .