Tizard

Tizard

Sir Henry Thomas Tizard (* 23. August 1885 in Gillingham, Kent; † 9. Oktober 1959 in Fareham, Hampshire) war ein englischer Chemiker, Erfinder und Rektor des Imperial College London (1929–1942).

Tizard war außerdem von 1942 bis 1946 Präsident des Magdalen College der Oxford University (1942-1946). 1926 wurde er zum Fellow der Royal Society gewählt.

1948 war er Präsident der British Association for the Advancement of Science.

Werke

  • Walther Nernst und Henry Thomas Tizard: Theoretical chemistry from the standpoint of Avogadro's rule & thermodynamics. Macmillan and Co., London 1911 (Rev. in accordance with the 6th German ed.).
  • Methods of measuring aircraft performances. Aeronautical Society of Great Britain, London 1917.
  • The passing world : science and social progress. Bureau of Current Affairs, London 1948.
  • Scientist in and out of the Civil Service. The twenty-second Haldane Memorial lecture delivered at Birkbeck College, London, 9th March 1955. printed for Birkbeck College, London, by W.J. Ruddock and Sons, London 1955.

Literatur

  • Ronald W. Clark: Tizard. Methuen, London 1965.
  • David Zimmerman: Top Secret Exchange. The Tizard Mission and the Scientific War. Sutton Publishing Ltd, Montreal 1996, ISBN 0750912421.

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Personendaten
NAME Tizard, Henry
ALTERNATIVNAMEN Tizard, Henry Thomas (voller Name)
KURZBESCHREIBUNG englischer Chemiker, Erfinder und Rektor des Imperial College London (1929–1942)
GEBURTSDATUM 23. August 1885
GEBURTSORT Gillingham, Kent
STERBEDATUM 9. Oktober 1959
STERBEORT Fareham, Hampshire

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