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Henry Thomas Tizard

1885 - 1959

Born

23 August 1885

Gillingham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Died

09 October 1959

Fareham, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
06/05/1926
Age at the time of election for Royal Society fellowship
41
Occupation
Physical chemist; Science administrator
Relationships
Parents: Thomas Henry Tizard (1839–1924) (FRS 1924), naval officer and hydrographer, and Mary Elizabeth (d. 1931), daughter of William Henry Churchward, civil engineer. Spouse: (m. 24 April 1915) Kathleen Eleanor (d. 1968), daughter of Arthur Prangley Wilson, mining engineer. Children: (John) Peter Mills Tizard, professor of paediatrics at London University; Richard (b. 1917), engineer and senior tutor at Churchill College, Cambridge; and David (b. 1922), general practitioner in London.