| Authorised form of name | Cottrell; Sir; Alan Howard (1919-2012) |
| Dates | 1919-2012 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England |
| Date of birth | 17/07/1919 |
| Date of death | 15/02/2012 |
| Activity | Honours:
Kt 1971
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 17/03/1955 |
| Age at election | 35 |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Council: 1963-1965, 1975-1977; VP 1964-1965, 1975-1977
Medals and prizes:
Hughes Medal 1961; Rumford Medal 1974; Copley Medal 1996
Lectures:
Bakerian 1963 |
| Code | NA4348 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/GA/WRS/9633 | Cottrell, Sir Alan Howard | nd |
| IM/000964 | Cottrell, Sir Alan Howard | 1996 |
| IM/GA/WRS/9450 | Cottrell, Sir Alan Howard | nd |
| EC/1955/03 | Cottrell, Sir Alan Howard: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| WF/345 | Grant application from the University of Cambridge to the Wolfson Foundation | 20 October 1968 |
| AP/85/4 | Unpublished paper, 'Isotopic thermal diffusion in gases' by R V Hesketh | 1979 |
| RR/77/137 | Letter from William Hume-Rothery, on a paper 'Yield points in brass crystals' by G W Ardley and Alan Howard Cottrell, to D C Martin, assistant secretary of the Royal Society | 4 August 1952 |
| RR/77/138 | Referee's report by William Hume-Rothery, on a paper 'Yield points in brass crystals' by G W Ardley and Alan Howard Cottrell | 6 September 1952 |
| RR/77/139 | Letter from William Hume-Rothery, on a paper 'Yield points in brass crystals' by G W Ardley and Alan Howard Cottrell, to D C Martin, assistant secretary of the Royal Society | 6 May 1953 |