Lawrence Addicks (March 3, 1878 - January 16, 1964) was president of the

Electrochemical Society The Electrochemical Society is a learned society (professional association) based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of electrochemistry and solid-state science and related technology. The Society membership compris ...

from 1915 to 1916. He was a member of the

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during

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starting in 1915.

Biography

He was born on March 3, 1878, in

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, to Charles H. Addicks and Mary Knox Buzby. He attended the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern t ...

and graduated in 1889. He married Mary Maulsby O'Brien (1878-1964). He was president of the

from 1915 to 1916. He was a member of the

during

starting in 1915. He died on January 16, 1964, in

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. He was buried in

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in Forest Hill, Maryland.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Addicks, Lawrence 1878 births 1964 deaths Naval Consulting Board Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni Presidents of the Electrochemical Society