Robert Honeycombe

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Sir Robert Honeycombe
FRS FREng
Personal details
Born(1921-05-02)2 May 1921
Died14 September 2007(2007-09-14) (aged 86)
2nd President of Clare Hall, Cambridge
In office
1973โ€“1980
Preceded bySir Brian Pippard
Succeeded bySir Michael Stoker

Sir Robert William Kerr Honeycombe,

Goldsmiths' Professor of Metallurgy and Professor Emeritus of the University of Cambridge. He was an Honorary Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge. Born in Melbourne, Australia, Honeycombe was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in March, 1981 and served on the council.[2]
He was knighted in 1990.

He was awarded the Beilby Medal and Prize in 1963.[3]

References

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  2. ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Beilby Medal and Prize Winners". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
Academic offices
Preceded by President of Clare Hall, Cambridge
1973โ€“1980
Succeeded by