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Lloyd Montgomery Pidgeon
Born(1903-12-03)December 3, 1903
National Research Council
University of Toronto

Lloyd Montgomery Pidgeon, OC MBE (December 3, 1903 – December 9, 1999) was a Canadian chemist who developed the Pidgeon process, one of the methods of magnesium metal production, via a silicothermic reduction.[1] He is considered the "father" of academic metallurgical research in Canada.[2][3][4]

Biography

Born in Markham, Ontario, the son of E. Leslie Pidgeon, a United Church of Canada minister, and Edith Gilker, he received a Bachelor of Arts in science from the University of Manitoba in 1925, a Master of Science from McGill University in 1927, and a Ph.D. in chemistry from McGill University in 1929.

In 1929, Pidgeon was awarded a

Sir Alfred Egerton until 1931.[3]

In 1931, he joined the

Dominion Magnesium Limited (DML) near Ottawa, and five more magnesium plants were built during the war in the US to his design.[3]

Pidgeon was appointed Director of Research by DML in 1941.[3]

In 1943, he was appointed chairman of the department of metallurgy at the University of Toronto.[3] He retired from that post in 1969.[3]

Pidgeon died in Kingston, Ontario at the age of 96, the author of over 50 original scientific papers as well as the holder of a number of patents in the field of chemical metallurgy.[3]

Honours and awards

In 1996, he was made an Officer of the

Alcan Medal for his contribution to the field of Metallurgy was his. He also received the Monel Medal from Columbia University for distinguished achievements in Mineral Technology.[6] He was inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
.

Family

Pidgeon married Frances Rundle. They had two children.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Weidenhammer, Erich (2018). "THE DEVELOPMENT OF METALLURGY IN CANADA SINCE 1900" (PDF). Transformation Series. Collection Series. 20 (1). Collection and Research Division of the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation.
  2. ^ "The Pidgeon Process in Magnesium Production". National Research Council Canada. 2004-02-16. Archived from the original on 23 February 2005.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Pidgeon helped shape materials science". Department of Public Affairs University of Toronto. 28 January 2000. Archived from the original on 5 February 2005.
  4. ^ Toguri, J. M. (10 June 2008). "Lloyd Montgomery Pidgeon". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  5. ^ Order of Canada citation
  6. doi:10.1179/cmq.1969.8.2.72
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