Hubert Thomas Stanley Britton (22 April 1892 – 30 December 1960) was a British chemist and professor of chemistry and director of the Washington Singer Laboratories, University of Exeter. He is known for his 1931 invention of the Britton–Robinson buffer.
He was born in Kingswood, Bristol on 22 April 1892, the son of Thomas Ernest and Clara Britton, of Kingswood, Bristol.[1]
Britton was educated at St George Grammar School, Bristol, the Merchant Venturers College, Bristol, the University of Bristol, King's College London, where he earned a PhD, and Imperial College London.[1]
In 1928, he was a lecturer in chemistry in Exeter, and earned a second doctorate there in 1934, and was professor of chmistry form 1935 until his retirement in 1957.[1][2]
In 1957, he retired and moved to Three Bridges, Sussex, where his wife died in June 1959, and where he died on 30 December 1960.[1][2] They had a son and a daughter.[2]
His son, Hubert Greenslade Britton, earned a degree in chemistry from Exeter, qualified in medicine, and completed a PhD in chemistry.[3]
Publications
edit- Hydrogen Ions (four editions)
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Britton Papers". Jisc. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Gregg, S. J. (18 February 1961). "Obituary: Prof H. T. S. Britton" (PDF). Nature. 189 (4764): 592–530. doi:10.1038/189529a0.
- ^ Mathias, Chris; Britton, Thomas (6 September 2018). "Hubert Greenslade Britton". BMJ. 362: k3772. doi:10.1136/bmj.k3772. ISSN 0959-8138.