Lloyd Montgomery Pidgeon
Lloyd Montgomery Pidgeon | |
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| Born | December 3, 1903 Markham, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | December 9, 1999 (aged 96) |
| Alma mater | University of Manitoba McGill University |
| Awards | Order of Canada Order of the British Empire |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | National Research Council University of Toronto |
Lloyd Montgomery Pidgeon, OC MBE (December 3, 1903 – December 9, 1999) was a Canadian chemist who developed the Pidgeon process, one of the methods of magnesium metal production, via a silicothermic reduction. He is considered the "father" of academic metallurgical research in Canada.