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Edmondson Spencer - His success as a scientist

 

 

 

After finishing his studies at Technical School, Edmondson Spencer was awarded a City and Guilds scholarship to South Kensington that was renewed for a further three years. This was the beginning of his career as a prominent metallurgist.

A chronology of Spencer's career

1909-1913	Student at Royal College of Science and the Royal School of Mines where he obtained a first class Associateship in Metallurgy
1913-1914	Studied geology at the Royal College of Science as well as receiving a first-class Associateship in this subject he graduated B.Sc. with first class honours at the University of London.
1914-1916	Metallurgist at Woolwich Arsenal
1916-1919	Chief Metallurgist at Gnome and Le Rhone Aeroengine Works, London
1919-1955	Consulting chemist and industrial researcher for Messrs. Bird & Co. Calcutta. Employed by the company to develop the mineral resources of India, his job was to examine ore-bearing earths.
1924	Awarded a London University degree of Ph.D. at Liverpool University

 

Photograph taken by Dr Spencer of the damage caused by an earthquake in Monghyr, India in 1935

During his time in India, he was granted world patents for the manufacture of the finest white art paper from bamboo. 

 

During 1933-34 he was made president of the Institute of Chemists (India). 

He had a house in London until 1947, when he bought Ashfield, Keighley Road. 

Following his retirement, he took up his interest again in gardening.

Letter from Dr Spencer,written from Kashmir in January 1923