H. Stanley Allen

Herbert Stanley Allen

FRSE FRS
Herbert Stanley Allen; FRSE FRS
	Allen in 1931.
Born	29 December 1873; Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Died	27 April 1954 (aged 80); Balblair, Ross-shire, Scotland
Nationality	English
Citizenship	United Kingdom
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge; King's College; University of London;
Known for	X-rays; Photo-electricity; Quantum mechanics;
Awards	Fellow of the Royal Society, 1930 ; Makdougall Brisbane prize, 1924
	Scientific career
Fields	Physicist
Institutions	King's College London; University of London; University of Edinburgh; University of St Andrews;
Doctoral advisor	J. J. Thomson; Harold A. Wilson; Charles Glover Barkla

Herbert Stanley Allen FRSE FRS (29 December 1873 – 27 April 1954) was an English physicist from Cornwall noted as a pioneer in early X-ray research, working under J. J. Thomson at the University of London and alongside Nobel laureate Charles Glover Barkla at the University of Edinburgh. A supporter of the Parson magneton, Allen was also an early contributor to the field of quantum mechanics.

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