Person Desch; Cecil Henry (1874 - 1958); metallurgist Desch Cecil Henry metallurgist 1874 - 1958 British Male 99 Hemingford Road, London, England, United Kingdom 07 September 1874 18740907 General Hospital, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom 19 June 1958 19580619

Metallurgist Physical chemistry Organic chemistry Metallurgy Education: Birkbeck School, Kingsland, Middlesex; Finsbury Technical College, London; DSc (Lond); PhD (Wurz) Career: Assistant chemist at F. Kendall & Son, industrial chemists, Stratford upon Avon; worked at the metallurgy department of King's College, London (1902); lecturer in metallurgy, Glasgow University (1908-1918); professor of metallurgy, Royal Technical College, Glasgow (1918); Professor of Metallurgy, Sheffield (1920-1932); superintendent of the department of metallurgy at the National Physical Laboratory at Teddington, Middlesex (1932); retired (1939) but at the outbreak of WWII he became scientific adviser to the Iron and Steel Research Council and then entered the steel industry, becoming director of research of Richard Thomas & Co. Ltd and director of the Whitehead Iron and Steel Company (1943). Memberships: Faraday Society (President 926–8) Institute of Metals (President 1938–40) Iron and Steel Institute (President 1946–8) Awards/Medals: Bessemer gold medal 1938 Parents: Henry Thomas Desch, surveyor, and Harriet Ingerson, of Pilton, Devon. Spouse: Elison Ann, daughter of Professor Ivison Macadam, professor of chemistry at the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh (1909). Children: Two daughters. Remembered as an excellent teacher and leadin metallurgist of his era. Remembered for his work with chemicals during WWII. Fellow 03/05/1923 49 Dugald Clerk Henry Cort Harold Carpenter Ernest George Coker Walter Rosenhain Frederick Gowland Hopkins John Oliver Arnold Robert Hadfield Charles Thomas Heycock Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB (MP) AssocMaterial: NCUACS 23/8/90. Papers deposited in Sheffield University Library Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1959 vol 5 pp 49-68, plate, by A McCance 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/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1960.0005 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Desch%2C+Cecil+Henry RCN R83968 RCN 36824 RCN 14447 RCN 36823 RCN 14079 7 Sep 1874 - 19 Jun 1958 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 16/07/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA5984 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes 5bdb326f-3a52-4285-aeb9-a0cb50a11e6a