Cyril Clifford Addison, FRS (28 November 1913 – 1 April 1994) was a British inorganic

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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,

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from 1946 to 1978, and Leverhulme Emeritus Professor from 1978 to 1994.

Awards and honours

Addison was elected Fellow of the Royal Society on 19 March 1970 and President of the

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from 1976 to 1977

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, *''HDA Corrosion Chemistry'', Cyril Clifford Addison, Norman Logan, Defense Technical Information Center, 1977

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Addison, Clifford 1913 births 1994 deaths People from Eden District English chemists Academics of the University of Nottingham Fellows of the Royal Society Alumni of Hatfield College, Durham