Peter Danckwerts

Peter Danckwerts

GC MBE FRS
Lieutenant Danckwerts, RNVR, in 1941. Painted by William Dring
Birth namePeter Victor Danckwerts
Born(1916-10-14)14 October 1916
Emsworth, England
Died25 October 1984(1984-10-25) (aged 68)
Cambridge, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchVolunteer Reserve
RankLieutenant[1]
UnitHMS President
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsGeorge Cross
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Other workShell Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Cambridge (1959–77)
Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge

Peter Victor Danckwerts (14 October 1916 – 25 October 1984) was a chemical engineer who pioneered the concept of the residence time distribution.[2] In 1940, during the Second World War, he was awarded the George Cross for his work in defusing Parachute mines.[3] He later became Shell Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge.

  1. ^ "No. 35326". The London Gazette. 28 October 1941. p. 6251.
  2. ^ Compton, R. G.; Bamford, C. H.; Tipper†, C. F. H. (1 March 1985). Kinetics and Chemical Technology. Elsevier. ISBN 9780080868172.
  3. ^ TracesOfWar.com Peter Victor Danckwerts