Eric Keightley Rideal ( 1890 - 1974 )

Birth: Sydenham, England (11 April 1890) Death: London (25 September 1974) Research Field: Physical chemistry Education: Oundle School; MA (Cantab); PhD (Bonn) Career: H O Jones Lecturer in Physical Chemistry in the University of Cambridge; Fellow of Trinity Hall; John Humphrey Plummer Professor of Colloidal Science, Cambridge (1931-1946); Fullerian Professor and Director of the Day-Faraday laboratory at the Royal Institution (1946-1949); Professor of Physical Chemistry, King's College, London (1950-1955) Honours: MBE; Kt 1951; CIE Membership: Fellow Election Date: 15/05/1930 Medals/Prizes: Davy Medal 1951 Lectures: Bakerian 1951.