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PROF. A. J. ALLMAND whose retirement from the Daniell chair of chenistry at King's College, London, at the end of the session 1949-50 has been announced, was born in 1885 and began his studies at the University of Liverpool. Graduating in 1905, he obtained. his D.Sc. in 1910, and continued his research work as an 1851 Exhibition research scholar, with F. Haber at Karlsruhe during 1910-11 and with R. Luther at Dresden the following year. He was appointed assistant lecturer at Liverpool in 1913. Joining the Army early in 1915, Prof. Allmand went on active service to France in the summer of that year, but owing to a fortunate chance was transferred to the Gas Services in the autumn. He became chemical adviser to the Fourth Army (1916-18) and to the Second Army (1918-19), obtaining the M.C. in 1916. In 1919 he was elected to the second chair of chemistry at King's College, London, succeeding to the Daniell Chair in 1938, on the retirement of Prof. S. Smiles. In recent years he has seen important additions to the accommodation for chemical research at King's College. Prof. Allmand's researches have included many important contributions to photochemistry, electrochemistry, adsorption of gases by solids, and the structure of electrodeposited alloys. His well-known book on the “Principles of Applied Chemistry’ appeared in 1912, and a second edition with Dr. H. J. T. Ellingham in 1924. Prof. Allmand was elected to the Royal Society in 1929, and has served on the Council (1936-37). He was president of the Faraday Society during 1947-48. During the Second World War he did not leave London, but worked at King's College on special war research for the Ministry of Supply (and also Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd.). During August 1944-December 1945 he was superintendent of explosives research in the Armaments Research Department. In 1920 he married a French lady, Mile. Malicorhe, by whom he has had three children ; one boy, Michael, was killed on active service during the War and won the V.C.
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Chemistry at King's College, London: Prof. A. J. Allmand, F.R.S. Nature 164, 989 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164989a0
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