Harold Hartley (chemist)

Sir Harold Brewer Hartley
Hartley at the White House in 1936
Born(1878-09-03)3 September 1878
London, England
Died9 September 1972(1972-09-09) (aged 94)
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford
Known for"physical and mineralogical chemistry, including electrical conductivity, ionisation, and electrolytic equilibria in aqueous and non-aqueous solutions"
AwardsWilhelm Exner Medal (1937)
Hoover Medal (1968)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical chemistry, mineralogical chemistry
InstitutionsBalliol College, Oxford
Doctoral advisorSir John Conroy
Doctoral studentsE. J. Bowen
Cyril Hinshelwood
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Brigadier-General Sir Harold Brewer Hartley GCVO, CH, CBE, MC, FRS (3 September 1878 – 9 September 1972) was a British physical chemist. He moved from academia to important positions in business and industry, including serving as Chairman of the British Overseas Airways Corporation.