Robert Honeycombe
Australian academic (1921–2007)
Sir Robert Honeycombe FRS FREng | |
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Born | (1921-05-02)2 May 1921 |
Died | 14 September 2007(2007-09-14) (aged 86) |
2nd President of Clare Hall, Cambridge | |
In office 1973–1980 | |
Preceded by | Sir Brian Pippard |
Succeeded by | Sir Michael Stoker |
Sir Robert William Kerr Honeycombe, FRS FREng (2 May 1921 – 14 September 2007)[1] was a 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
- ^ Smallman, R. E. (2009). "Sir Robert William Kerr Honeycombe KBE. 2 May 1921--14 September 2007". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 55: 91–106. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2008.0020.
- ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ "Beilby Medal and Prize Winners". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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