Arthur Hutchinson (mineralogist)

Arthur Hutchinson
OBE FRS
Arthur Hutchinson by Sir William Rothenstein
Born(1866-07-06)6 July 1866
Died12 December 1937(1937-12-12) (aged 71)
NationalityBritish
EducationClifton College
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge
University of Würzburg
University of Munich
OccupationAcademic
Known forDeveloped the gas mask for the Royal Navy during World War I
Instrumental in developing the Natural Sciences Tripos at Cambridge University

Arthur Hutchinson OBE FRS (6 July 1866 – 12 December 1937) was a British mineralogist.[1] During World War I, and at the request of the Admiralty, he was asked to design gas masks suitable for the Navy; for his work, he was awarded the OBE.[1] Hutchinson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1922.[1] He was master of Pembroke College, Cambridge, from 1928 to 1937,[1] served on the Council of the Royal Society from 1932 to 1934, and was the Society's Vice-President for the year 1933-34.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Arthur Hutchinson, 1866-1937". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 2 (7): 483–491. 1 January 1939. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1939.0008.