Morris Sugden

Sir Theodore Morris Sugden FRS, (31 December 1919 – 3 January 1984) was a British chemist who was master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge and winner of the Davy Medal. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1963.[1] He was president of the Royal Chemical Society in 1978-9.[2]

Life

Sugden was born in the village of Triangle, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. He had his early education at Sowerby Bridge and District Secondary School and gained an open scholarship to Jesus College, Cambridge.

Awards and honours

He was appointed CBE in 1975 and knighted in 1983.

Legacy

The Sugden Award for combustion research is named in his honour.

References

  1. ↑ Quinn, C. P.; B. A. Thrush (December 1986). "Theodore Morris Sugden". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 32: 570–596. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1986.0019.
  2. ↑ "Sugden, Sir (Theodore) Morris". Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31733.

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