| History | Born 27 September 1874 and died September 18 October 1949
EDUCATION AND AWARDS
1895: awarded BSc Degree in Chemistry from the University of London [Kenyon, 1950]
1896-1898, University of Munich. Awarded PhD in 1898. [Kenyon, (1950)]
1899: awarded DSc from the University of London. [Kenyon, (1950)]
1937: Knighted in the Coronation Honours
CAREER OVERVIEW
1899: Head of the Chemistry Department of Blackburn Technical School. [Kenyon, (1950)]
1908-1920: Principal of Blackburn Technical School. [Kenyon, (1950)]
1920-1927: Principal of Battersea Polytechnic [Douglas, (1991)]
1920-1927: British Leather Manufactures' Research Association: first Director
1927: left Battersea Polytechnic to become a director of the British Cotton Industry Research Association. [Douglas, (1991)]
1927-1943: Director of the British Cotton Industry Research Association, later the Shirley Institute [Kenyon, (1950)]
1930-1937: Governing Body of Battersea Polytechnic [Douglas, (1991) p47]
Pickard retired in 1943.
OTHER ROLES [Kenyon, (1950)]
1917: Elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society in May 1917
University of London
1926-1949: member of the Senate of the University of London.
1937-1939: Vice-Chancellor of the University of London
1945-1948: Member of the Court of the University of London
1948: Chairman of Convocation
ACHIEVEMENTS AT BATTERSEA POLYTECHNIC
"He fostered more advanced studies and his vision and determination greatly helped to widen and encourage the university side of the Polytechnic's teaching activities" [Kenyon, (1950, p256].
COMMEMORATIONS AND HONOURS
University of Surrey student accommodation, the Pickard Building, part of the Battersea Court complex on the Stag Hill campus in Guildford, was named after him.
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| Source | Douglas, Roy (1991) "Surrey - The Rise of a Modern University". Guildford: University of Surrey Press
Kenyon, J (1950) 'Robert Howson Pickard, 1874-1949', "Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society", Vol 7, No 9, pp252-263, accessed via JSTOR, 2 July 2020. |