Christopher Longuet-Higgins
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Hugh Christopher Longuet-Higgins FRS FRSA FRSE[5] (11 April 1923 – 27 March 2004) was a British scholar and teacher. He was the Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Cambridge for 13 years until 1967 when he moved to the University of Edinburgh to work in the developing field of cognitive science. He made many significant contributions to our understanding of molecular science. He was also a gifted amateur musician, both as performer and composer, and was keen to advance the scientific understanding of this art.[6] He was the founding editor of the journal Molecular Physics.[7]
Christopher Longuet-Higgins | |
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| Born | Hugh Christopher Longuet-Higgins (1923-04-11)11 April 1923 |
| Died | 27 March 2004(2004-03-27) (aged 80) |
| Education | Winchester College |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford (BA, DPhil) |
| Awards | Naylor Prize and Lectureship (1981) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | King's College London University of Chicago University of Manchester University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh University of Sussex |
| Thesis | Some problems in theoretical chemistry by the method of molecular orbitals (1947) |
| Doctoral advisor | Charles Coulson[citation needed] |
| Doctoral students | |