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Henry Tizard

Sir Henry Thomas Tizard GCB AFC FRS (23 August 1885 – 9 October 1959) was an English chemist, inventor and Rector of Imperial College, who developed the modern "octane rating" used to classify petrol, helped develop radar in World War II, and led the first serious studies of UFOs.

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Born
(1885-08-23)23 August 1885 Gillingham, Kent, England
Died
9 October 1959(1959-10-09) (aged 74) Fareham, Hampshire, England
Father
Thomas Henry Tizard
Fields
Chemistry

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Henry Tizard

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related to Life · 36
Henry Tizard → April, Arthur Prangley Wilson, Berlin, Cambridge, Churchill College, David, Davy, Faraday Laboratory, Frederick Alexander Lindemann, Gillingham, He, His, In, John, July, Kathleen Eleanor, Kent, London, Magdalen College, Mary Elizabeth Churchward
related to Sources · 13
Henry Tizard → Clark, CS1, Following Henry Tizard, ISBN, London, Martyn, Nottingham, Poliakoff, Ronald, The Periodic Table, Tizard, University, Videos
related to External links · 6
Henry Tizard → Air Defence Radar Museum, Century Press Archives, NorfolkNewspaper, RAF Neatishead, The Royal Air Force, ZBW
Born · 1
Henry Tizard → (1885-08-23)23 August 1885 Gillingham, Kent, England
Died · 1
Henry Tizard → 9 October 1959(1959-10-09) (aged 74) Fareham, Hampshire, England
Father · 1
Henry Tizard → Thomas Henry Tizard
Fields · 1
Henry Tizard → Chemistry

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Henry TizardBorn(1885-08-23)23 August 1885 Gillingham, Kent, England1.00infobox
Henry TizardDied9 October 1959(1959-10-09) (aged 74) Fareham, Hampshire, England1.00infobox
Henry TizardFatherThomas Henry Tizard1.00infobox
Henry TizardFieldsChemistry1.00infobox
Henry Tizardrelated to External linksThe Royal Air Force0.60section
Henry Tizardrelated to External linksAir Defence Radar Museum0.60section
Henry Tizardrelated to External linksRAF Neatishead0.60section
Henry Tizardrelated to External linksNorfolkNewspaper0.60section
Henry Tizardrelated to External linksCentury Press Archives0.60section
Henry Tizardrelated to External linksZBW0.60section
Henry Tizardrelated to LifeTizard0.60section
Henry Tizardrelated to LifeGillingham0.60section

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