He obtained a BSc (Physics & Astronomy) at the University of St Andrews, Scotland in 1977.
His twin brother, Mark Edwin Hellaby, pursued a career in literature while his younger brother, Julian Meldrum Hellaby, took to music as a career. William Allen Meldrum Hellaby and Emily Madeline Hellaby. He is a member of the International Astronomical Union and a member of the Baháʼí Faith. Studies in inhomogeneous cosmology and general relativityĬharles William Hellaby is a South African mathematician who is an associate professor of applied mathematics at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, working in the field of cosmology.