Robert Honeycombe
Sir Robert Honeycombe | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 May 1921 |
| Died | 14 September 2007 (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 (2 May 1921 – 14 September 2007)[1] was an Australian academic. He was 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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