Archibald Reith Low


Archibald "Archie" Reith Low, MA FRAeS was a British pilot and aeronautics pioneer. He is the designer of the Vickers F.B.5. and Vickers E.F.B.1.

Ranks

He held the rank of Second Lieutenant in the City of London Imperial Volunteers
He held the rank of Acting Lieutenant Commander in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve attached to the Royal Naval Air Service.
When on 1 April 1918, the RNAS was merged with the British Army's Royal Flying Corps to form the Royal Air Force, he held the rank of Major. He had therefore held a commission in all three services.

Early life

He was one of eight children of his father, a Church of Scotland minister and Jane Stuart Reith, aunt to Lord Reith.
He was educated at Watson's and Edinburgh University, and at Clare College, Cambridge

Career

Publications

  1. Normal Elliptic Functions