Harold Hartley (chemist)
Brigadier-General Sir Harold Brewer Hartley GCVO, CH, CBE, MC, FRS (3 September 1878 – 9 September 1972) was a British physical chemist. He moved from academia to important positions in business and industry, including serving as Chairman of the British Overseas Airways Corporation.
Sir Harold Brewer Hartley | |
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Hartley at the White House in 1936 | |
| Born | 3 September 1878 London, England |
| Died | 9 September 1972 (aged 94) |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Known for | "physical and mineralogical chemistry, including electrical conductivity, ionisation, and electrolytic equilibria in aqueous and non-aqueous solutions" |
| Awards | Wilhelm Exner Medal (1937) Hoover Medal (1968) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical chemistry, mineralogical chemistry |
| Institutions | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Doctoral advisor | Sir John Conroy |
| Doctoral students | E. J. Bowen Cyril Hinshelwood |
| Signature | |
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