Samuel Sugden, FRS was an eminent

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in the first half of the 20th century.

Early life

He was born in

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on 21 February 1892 and educated at

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and the

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Career

After war time service with the BEF he was a

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the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich following which he became a Lecturer, Reader then

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. In 1934 he was elected a

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of the

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and in 1937 became

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. When

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returned he joined the newly formed

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but resigned in 1944 to take up a similar post with the United States Air Force Eighth Air Force. A noted author, he died on 20 October 1950.''Obituary Professor S. Sugden''

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Tuesday, 24 October 1950; pg. 8; Issue 51830; col E

Notes

1892 births Scientists from Yorkshire People educated at Batley Grammar School Alumni of the Royal College of Science British Army personnel of World War I Academics of Birkbeck, University of London Academics of University College London Fellows of the Royal Society 1950 deaths English physical chemists {{England-scientist-stub