Hugh Fish

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Sir Hugh Fish,

CBE (6 January 1923 – 27 May 1999) was an English chemist who was one of the architects of the UK water industry in the late 20th century, and was responsible for the clean-up of the River Thames.[1][2]

Life

Fish was born in

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1942, serving on the Arctic convoys of World War II and rising to the rank of lieutenant by the end of the war. He completed his degree and began his professional life as a chemist.[1][2]
He married Nancy Asquith (died 4 October 2005[3]) in 1943 and they had two sons and a daughter. He died in Wallingford, Oxfordshire on 27 May 1999.[1]

Career

He held scientific posts related to rivers and rose to become chief executive of

privatisation of the water industry as a member of the board of the National Rivers Authority.[1]

Honours

He received an OBE in 1971 and CBE in 1984. He was knighted in 1989. He served as President of the Institute of Fisheries Management and was a Visiting Professor of the University of Hertfordshire. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and of the Institute of Water and Environmental Management.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f The Independent 11 June 1999 "Obituaries: Sir Hugh Fish"
  2. ^ a b c New York Times 21 July 1999 "Hugh Fish, 76, Who Made Thames So Clean the Salmon Came Back"
  3. ^ The Times 6 Oct 2005