Alexander Fleck, 1st Baron Fleck
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Alexander Fleck, 1st Baron Fleck KBE
(11 November 1889 – 6 August 1968) was a British industrial chemist.
in 1944 and was its chairman from 1953 to 1960. He was also Chairman of Scottish Agricultural Industries, the Coal Board Organization Committee, the Scientific Advisory Council, and the Nuclear Safety Advisory Committee. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1953 and was President of the Royal Institution
in 1963. In 1961 he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Fleck, of Saltcoats in the County of Ayr.
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(11 November 1889 – 6 August 1968) was a British industrial chemist.
Background and education
Fleck born and educated in Glasgow. He attained a doctorate of science (DSc) from Glasgow University in the chemistry of radioactive substances. He was associated with the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research where he studied the effects of radium on cancerous growths at the beginning of World War I.Career
Fleck was appointed to the board of ICIImperial Chemical Industries
Imperial Chemical Industries was a British chemical company, taken over by AkzoNobel, a Dutch conglomerate, one of the largest chemical producers in the world. In its heyday, ICI was the largest manufacturing company in the British Empire, and commonly regarded as a "bellwether of the British...
in 1944 and was its chairman from 1953 to 1960. He was also Chairman of Scottish Agricultural Industries, the Coal Board Organization Committee, the Scientific Advisory Council, and the Nuclear Safety Advisory Committee. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1953 and was President of the Royal Institution
Royal Institution
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in 1963. In 1961 he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Fleck, of Saltcoats in the County of Ayr.