| Authorised form of name | Giffard; John Anthony Hardinge (1908 - 2000); 3rd Earl of Halsbury |
| Other forms of name | Tony |
| Other forms of surname | Halsbury |
| Dates | 1908 - 2000 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Date of birth | 04/06/1908 |
| Place of death | London |
| Date of death | 04/01/2000 |
| Research field | Chemistry |
| Mathematics |
| Engineering |
| Activity | Education:
Eton; Chelsea Polytechnic, London University External degree (1935)
Career:
Lever Brothers (1935-1942); laboratory of Brown-Firth (1942-1947); Director of Research, Decca Record Company (1947-1949); Managing Director of the National Research Development Corporation (1949-1959); Chancellor, Brunel University (1966-1997); active member of the House of Lords; Chairman of the committee on decimal currency (1961-1963)
Memberships:
FInstP (1946); FRIC (1947); FREng (1976); FIProdE (1979); Hon FRSC; Honorary Fellowship of the British Psychological Society; British Computer Society (President 1969-1970) |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 20/03/1969 |
| Age at election | 60 |
| Relationships | Grandson of the 1st Earl of Halsbury FRS (1887) |
| Source | Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2001 vol 47 pp 239-253, plate, by Colonel O J M Lindsay
Sources:
The Times (18 January 2000), The Independent (18 January 2000) and the Daily Telegraph (18 January 2000); Guardian (1 February 2000)
Notes:
Styled Viscount Tiverton. |
| Code | NA5100 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/GA/GRS/4268 | Giffard, John Anthony Hardinge, 3rd Earl of Halsbury | nd |
| EC/1969/15 | Giffard, John Anthony Hardinge: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |