Cliff Addison | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cyril Clifford Addison (1913-11-28)28 November 1913 |
| Died | 1 April 1994(1994-04-01) (aged 80) |
| Awards | FRS (1970) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Nottingham |
Doctoral students | Brian Johnson1 |
Cyril Clifford Addison, FRS2 (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 19702 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
- Inorganic chemistry of the main-group elements, Editor Cyril Clifford Addison, Chemical Society, 1978, ISBN 978-0-85186-792-2; table of contents at Royal Society of Chemistry website 2007 edition
- HDA Corrosion Chemistry, Cyril Clifford Addison, Norman Logan, Defense Technical Information Center, 1977
References
References
- Harvey, P. D. (2005). "Honouring Brian F. G. Johnson FRS, FRSE, FRSC, F. Acad. Europa". Journal of Cluster Science. 17: 1–3. doi:10.1007/s10876-005-0036-7. S2CID 98476514.
- 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. S2CID 70964112.
- "Obituary: Professor Cliff Addison", The Independent, NORMAN GREENWOOD, 14 April 1994
- "The history of the Royal Society of Chemistry".