Person Callendar; Hugh Longbourne (1863 - 1930); physicist Callendar Hugh Longbourne physicist 1863 - 1930 British Male Hatherop, Gloucestershire, England 18 April 1863 18630418 11 Grange Park, Ealing, Middlesex, England 21/01/1930 19300121

2 Princes Mansions, Victoria Street, Westminster (1892)

physicist Thermodynamics Climatology Physics Engineering Education: Marlborough College; Trinity College, Cambridge (1882) Career: Appointed professor of physics at Royal Holloway College, Englefield Green (1893); took up the chair of physics at McGill University, Montreal where he was in charge of the new Macdonald physics building; returned to England as Quain professor of physics at University College, London (1898); succeeded Sir Arthur Rücker (FRS 1884) as professor of physics at the Royal College of Science, London, incorporated into the Imperial College of Science and Technology in 1907 (1902), remaining there until his death. Memberships: President of the Physical Society of London (1910) Honours: CBE 1920 Awards/Medals: Watt medal 1898 Hawksley gold medal 1915 Duddell Medal and Prize 1924 Parents: Hugh Callendar, rector of Hatherop, and Anne (Annie) Cecilia Longbourne. Spouse: Victoria Mary, eldest daughter of Alexander Stewart of Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire (17 May 1894). Children: Three sons and a daughter including Guy Stewart Callendar. Known for his contributions to thermometry and thermodynamics. Developed an accurate platinum resistance thermometer suitable for use. Published reliable tables on the thermodynamic properties of steam used for calculations. Medals and prizes: Rumford Medal 1906 Lectures: Bakerian 1912 Fellow 07/06/1894 31 Arthur William Rucker; Charles Vernon Boys; Thomas Edward Thorpe; George Carey Foster; Joseph John Thomson; Richard Tetley Glazebrook; George Howard Darwin; James Alfred Ewing; Andrew Russell Forsyth; Adam Sedgwick; Robert Baldwin Hayward Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1932 vol 134 pp xviii-xxvi, plate, signed by S W J S References: R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 2. After 1847' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 47-84 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Callendar%2C+Hugh+Longbourne RCN 31619 RCN 31620 RCN 31621 RCN 31625 RCN 31622 RCN 31623 RCN 31624 RCN 31626 RCN 31627 18 Apr 1863 - 21 Jan 1930 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 28/03/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA5307 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2024 RS_NET\VidaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/104495560 c408f96e-0f6d-49b2-ad11-dfe58ba7ab40