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Authorised form of nameMercer; Frank Brian (1927 - 1998)
Dates1927 - 1998
NationalityBritish
Date of birth22/12/1927
Place of deathBlackburn
Date of death22/11/1998
ActivityEducation:
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn
Career:
Entered the family textile business; Managing Director, Netlon Ltd, Blackburn
Honours:
OBE (1980)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election15/03/1984
Age at election56
RSActivityMedals and prizes:
Mullard Medal 1974
Lectures:
Philips 1986
SourceObituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2000 vol 46 pp 345-363, plate, Sir Hugh Ford
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/38873563
CodeNA5260
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
IM/003069Mercer, Frank Brian2000
EC/1984/23Mercer, Frank Brian: certificate of election to the Royal Society1982
IM/003071Mercer, Frank Brianc 1980
IM/003070Mercer, Frank Briannd
P/0177Portrait of Mercer, Frank Brian1973
S/0043Sculpture bust of Mercer, Frank Brian1970
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