Robert Howson Pickard
Sir Robert Howson Pickard
Battersea Polytechnic (which later became the University of Surrey) from 1920 to 1927.[2]
Early life
He was born in
summa cum laude in 1898.[1]
Career
After a year in Birmingham doing chemical research, he was appointed head of the chemistry at
Battersea Polytechnic (which later became the University of Surrey) from 1920 to 1927.[2]
He was also consulted by the cotton industry and later became director of the
British Cotton Industry Research Association (then the Shirley Institute) in Manchester from 1927-1943 and expanded the technical facilities extensively in 1936.[1]
He had considerable organisational skills and was active in several scientific organisations including the Royal Society (council);
Vice-Chancellor, 1937-1939.[1]
Personal life
He married Ethel Marian Wood in 1901. She died in 1944. They had a daughter, who predeceased her father, and a son. He died at his son's home in Headley, Surrey.[1]
See also
- List of Vice-Chancellors of the University of London
- List of British university chancellors and vice-chancellors
References
- ^ a b c d e f Joseph Kenyon: Pickard, Sir Robert Howson (1874–1949) (revd K D Watson) Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 25 Aug 2012
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c JSTOR - Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society, 1950, accessed 27 August 2012
- ^ RIC presidents list. Accessed 27 August 2012.
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