Cliff Addison

Cliff Addison
Born Cyril Clifford Addison
(1913-11-28)November 28, 1913
Plumpton, Cumbria
Died April 1, 1994(1994-04-01) (aged 80)
Hale, Cheshire
Institutions University of Nottingham
Doctoral students Brian Johnson[1]
Notable awards FRS (1970)

Cyril Clifford "Cliff" Addison, FRS[2] (28 November 1913 - 1 April 1994) was a British inorganic chemist.

Career

Addison was a member of the Chemical Inspection Department, Ministry of Supply from 1939 to 1945. He was Lecturer, Reader and Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Nottingham from 1946 to 1978, and Leverhulme Emeritus Professor from 1978 to 1994.[3]

Awards and honours

Addison was elected Fellow of the Royal Society on 19 March 1970[2] and President of the Royal Society of Chemistry from 1976 to 1977[4]

Personal life

Addison married Marjorie Thompson in 1939; they had one son, one daughter.

Works


References

  1. Harvey, P. D. (2005). "Honouring Brian F. G. Johnson FRS, FRSE, FRSC, F. Acad. Europa". Journal of Cluster Science 17: 1. doi:10.1007/s10876-005-0036-7.
  2. 1 2 Lord Lewis Of Newnham; Johnson, B. F. G. (1997). "Cyril Clifford Addison. 28 November 1913--1 April 1994.: Elected F.R.S. 1970". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 43: 3. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1997.0001.
  3. "Obituary: Professor Cliff Addison", The Independent, NORMAN GREENWOOD, 14 April 1994
  4. http://www.rsc.org/AboutUs/History/rscpresidents/1944to1980.asp
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