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	'''Harold Baily Dixon''', ], ], ] (] ], ], ] – ] ], ], ]) was a British ]. He was educated at ] and then ], ], graduating in 1875. He became a Fellow at ], Oxford, and by 1885 he was both the Millard Lecturer on Physics, at ], Oxford, and the Duke of Bedford's Lecturer on Chemistry, at Balliol College, Oxford. He Professor of Chemistry at ], ], from 1886 to 1922. Dixon was elected a Fellow of the ] in 1886, and gave its ] in 1893. He was a Fellow of the ], and its President from 1909 to 1911. He was awarded the Royal Society's ] in 1913: ''"On the ground of his eminence in physical chemistry, especially in connexion with explosions in gases."'' Dixon was made a ] (CBE) in 1918.
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			'''Harold Baily Dixon''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR-cats\|CBE\|FCS\|FRS}} (11 August 1852 – 18 September 1930) was a British ] and amateur ] who appeared for ] in the ].<ref name="Warsop">{{cite book\|last=Warsop\|first=Keith\|title=The Early F.A. Cup Finals and the Southern Amateurs\|publisher=Tony Brown, Soccer Data\|year=2004\|page=73\|isbn=1-899468-78-1}}</ref>

			==Early life==
			Born in ],<ref name="Warsop" /> London, England, he attended ] from 1865 to 1871, and then studied at ], ] under ], graduating as ] with First Class Honours in Natural Science in 1875 and ] in 1878.<ref name="Warsop" />

			==Academic and scientific career==
			Dixon was Millard Lecturer at ], from 1879 to 1886, and from 1881 to 1886 Duke of Bedford Lecturer at ], where he became fellow in 1886.<ref name="Warsop" />

			On the opening of the first women's colleges in 1879, Dixon was instrumental in allowing women to attend physics lectures. ] was a prominent beneficiary of Dixon's proposition.

			Dixon served as Professor of Chemistry, succeeding Sir ], at ], ] from 1886 to 1922. He was chairman of governors of the Royal Technical College, ] from 1916, Chairman of Salford Higher Education Committee from 1919, and of the Selective Committee for the North-West District of the ] from 1922.<ref name="Warsop" />

			His expertise in the chemistry behind the cause of mine explosions led him to serve on the Royal Commissions on Explosion of Coal Dust in Mines from 1891 to 1894, and on the Coal Supply from 1902 to 1905, as well as the ] Committee on Explosions in Mines from 1911 to 1914.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Who Was Who, 1929 to 1940\|page=369\|publisher=Adam & Charles Black\|year=1947}}</ref>

			Dixon was elected a Fellow of the ] in 1886, and gave its ] in 1893. He was a Fellow of the ], serving as its president from 1909 to 1911. He was awarded the Royal Society's ] in 1913: ''"On the ground of his eminence in physical chemistry, especially in connexion with explosions in gases."''

			In 1907–08 and again in 1923–25 he was President of the ].<ref name="Warsop" />

			During the ], Dixon became in 1915 Deputy Inspector of High Explosives for the Manchester area, for which service he was made a ] (CBE) in 1918.<ref>Citation not found in London Gazette for Harold Baily Dixon</ref>{{Citation needed\|date=August 2013}}<ref name="Warsop" />

			In 1922 he was appointed Honorary Professor of Chemistry at ] and supervised research on ignition of gases for the Safety in Mines Research Board in 1927.<ref name="Warsop" />

			Dixon, who made his home in Fallowfield, Manchester, died in ], ] on 18 September 1930, aged seventy-eight.<ref name="Warsop" />

			==Football career==
			Usually in the position of forward, Dixon played football for Westminster School in his final year 1870–71. When he started at university he was a founder member of Oxford University's Amateur Football Club at its inception on 9 November 1871. He played with them in the second competition for the ] when Oxford reached the Cup Final, played at ], West Brompton, on 29 March 1873, losing 2–0 ]. He did later play for the Wanderers, as well as at county level for ].
			Unlike most of his footballing university contemporaries, he did not take part in the Varsity matches which would have earned him a 'Blue'.<ref name="Warsop" />

			==Other sports==
			Dixon was a good cricketer who was in the Westminster School XI, which he captained in his final season.<ref name="Warsop" />

			He was more noticeably active in mountaineering, undertaking exploring climbs in the Canadian ], and was a member of the British Alpine Club, the Canadian Alpine Club,
			and the Rucksack Club of Manchester.<ref name="Warsop" />

			==Sports honours==
			'''Oxford University A.F.C.'''

			*] (runner-up).

			==References==
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	==Sources==		==Sources==
	* in the Royal Society's Library and Archive catalogue's details of Fellows (accessed 27 April 2008)		* in the Royal Society's Library and Archive catalogue's details of Fellows (accessed 27 April 2008)
	*, Biographical Database of the British Chemical Community, ~~1880-1970~~, from the ]		*, Biographical Database of the British Chemical Community, 1880–1970, from the ]
			*''Physics in Oxford, 1839-1939: Laboratories, Learning, and College Life'', Robert Fox and Graeme Gooday, ed.
			*{{cite journal
			\| title = Obituary Notices: Harold Baily Dixon
			\| journal = Proceedings of the Royal Society of London
			\| volume = 134
			\| issue = 825
			\| pages = i–xxvi
			\| year = 1932
			\| jstor = 95888
			}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	*, photograph from the Edgar Fahs Smith Collection at the ] Library ~~(Dixon is at centre)~~		*, photograph from the Edgar Fahs Smith Collection at the ] Library
	*, includes a picture of Dixon, from the ]		*, includes a picture of Dixon, from the ]

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British chemist (1852–1930)

ProfessorHarold Baily DixonCBE FCS FRS
Born	(1852-08-11)11 August 1852 Marylebone, London, England
Died	18 September 1930(1930-09-18) (aged 78) Lytham, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford
Awards	Royal Medal (1913)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemist
Doctoral advisor	Vernon Harcourt

Harold Baily Dixon CBE FCS FRS (11 August 1852 – 18 September 1930) was a British chemist and amateur footballer who appeared for Oxford University in the 1873 FA Cup Final.

Early life

Born in Marylebone, London, England, he attended Westminster School from 1865 to 1871, and then studied at Christ Church, Oxford under Vernon Harcourt, graduating as B.A. with First Class Honours in Natural Science in 1875 and M.A. in 1878.

Academic and scientific career

Dixon was Millard Lecturer at Trinity College, Oxford, from 1879 to 1886, and from 1881 to 1886 Duke of Bedford Lecturer at Balliol College, where he became fellow in 1886.

On the opening of the first women's colleges in 1879, Dixon was instrumental in allowing women to attend physics lectures. Margaret Seward was a prominent beneficiary of Dixon's proposition.

Dixon served as Professor of Chemistry, succeeding Sir Henry Roscoe, at Owen's College, Manchester from 1886 to 1922. He was chairman of governors of the Royal Technical College, Salford, Lancashire from 1916, Chairman of Salford Higher Education Committee from 1919, and of the Selective Committee for the North-West District of the Ministry of Labour from 1922.

His expertise in the chemistry behind the cause of mine explosions led him to serve on the Royal Commissions on Explosion of Coal Dust in Mines from 1891 to 1894, and on the Coal Supply from 1902 to 1905, as well as the Home Office Committee on Explosions in Mines from 1911 to 1914.

Dixon was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1886, and gave its Bakerian Lecture in 1893. He was a Fellow of the Chemical Society, serving as its president from 1909 to 1911. He was awarded the Royal Society's Royal Medal in 1913: "On the ground of his eminence in physical chemistry, especially in connexion with explosions in gases."

In 1907–08 and again in 1923–25 he was President of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.

During the First World War, Dixon became in 1915 Deputy Inspector of High Explosives for the Manchester area, for which service he was made a Commander of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1918.

In 1922 he was appointed Honorary Professor of Chemistry at Manchester University and supervised research on ignition of gases for the Safety in Mines Research Board in 1927.

Dixon, who made his home in Fallowfield, Manchester, died in Lytham, Lancashire on 18 September 1930, aged seventy-eight.

Football career

Usually in the position of forward, Dixon played football for Westminster School in his final year 1870–71. When he started at university he was a founder member of Oxford University's Amateur Football Club at its inception on 9 November 1871. He played with them in the second competition for the FA Cup when Oxford reached the Cup Final, played at Lillie bridge, West Brompton, on 29 March 1873, losing 2–0 Wanderers. He did later play for the Wanderers, as well as at county level for Middlesex. Unlike most of his footballing university contemporaries, he did not take part in the Varsity matches which would have earned him a 'Blue'.

Other sports

Dixon was a good cricketer who was in the Westminster School XI, which he captained in his final season.

He was more noticeably active in mountaineering, undertaking exploring climbs in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and was a member of the British Alpine Club, the Canadian Alpine Club, and the Rucksack Club of Manchester.

Sports honours

Oxford University A.F.C.

1873 FA Cup final (runner-up).

References

^ Warsop, Keith (2004). The Early F.A. Cup Finals and the Southern Amateurs. Tony Brown, Soccer Data. p. 73. ISBN 1-899468-78-1.
Who Was Who, 1929 to 1940. Adam & Charles Black. 1947. p. 369.
Citation not found in London Gazette for Harold Baily Dixon

Sources

Entry for Dixon in the Royal Society's Library and Archive catalogue's details of Fellows (accessed 27 April 2008)
DIXON, Harold Baily, Biographical Database of the British Chemical Community, 1880–1970, from the Open University
Physics in Oxford, 1839-1939: Laboratories, Learning, and College Life, Robert Fox and Graeme Gooday, ed.
"Obituary Notices: Harold Baily Dixon". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. 134 (825): i–xxvi. 1932. JSTOR 95888.

External links

Harold Bailey Dixon, photograph from the Edgar Fahs Smith Collection at the University of Pennsylvania Library
The Chemical Society 1897 to 1944, includes a picture of Dixon, from the Royal Society of Chemistry

Professional and academic associations
Preceded bySir William Henry Bailey	President of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society 1907–09	Succeeded byFrancis Jones
Preceded byThomas Alfred Coward	President of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society 1923–25	Succeeded byAloysius Laurence Cortie

Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society

Presidents

18th Century	Peter Mainwaring James Massey Dr Thomas Percival (I)
19th Century	Dr Thomas Percival (II) George Walker Thomas Henry (I) Dr John Hull Thomas Henry (II) John Dalton Dr Edward Holme Eaton Hodgkinson John Moore Sir William Fairbairn, Bt James Prescott Joule (I) Edward William Binney (I) Dr Robert Angus Smith Dr Henry Edward Schunck (I) James Prescott Joule (II) Edward William Binney (II) James Prescott Joule (III) Dr Henry Edward Schunck (II) Edward William Binney (III) James Prescott Joule (IV) Edward William Binney (IV) Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe William Crawford Williamson Robert Dukinfield Darbishire Balfour Stewart Osborne Reynolds Dr Henry Edward Schunck (III) Prof. Sir Arthur Schuster Henry Wilde Dr Henry Edward Schunck (IV) James Cosmo Melvill Prof. Sir Horace Lamb
20th Century	Prof. Sir Horace Lamb Charles Bailey Prof. Sir William Boyd Dawkins Sir William Henry Bailey Prof. Harold Baily Dixon (I) Francis Jones Prof. Frederick Ernest Weiss Francis Nicholson Prof. Sydney John Hickson William Thomson Prof. Sir Grafton Elliot Smith Prof. Sir Henry Alexander Miers Thomas Alfred Coward Prof. Harold Baily Dixon (II) Rev. Aloysius Laurence Cortie Herbert Levinstein Prof. Sir William Lawrence Bragg Charles Edmond Stromeyer Prof. Bernard Mouat Jones John Allan Prof. Reginald William James Robert Henry Clayton Prof. Douglas Rayner Hartree Prof. Herbert John Fleure Prof. Michael Polanyi Prof. Thomas Bertram Lonsdale Webster Dr Eric John Francis James Horace Hayhurst (I) Prof. Sir Geoffrey Jefferson Sir Peter Percy F. R. Venables Dr F. C. Toy C. E. Young Prof. Henry Solomon Lipson (I) Leonard Cohen Margaret Pilkington Horace Hayhurst (II) Brian Rodgers Dr George N. Burkhardt Dr George James Kynch Dr Edward Noah Abrahart Anthony Edmund Rivers Goulty Prof. Henry Solomon Lipson (II) Harry M. Fairhurst David G. Wilson Dr Lionel J. R. Postle Prof. Sir Netar P. Mallick (I) Dr Brian S. H. Rarity Philip G. Livesey Prof. Donald Stephen Lowell Cardwell Dr Edward Fletcher Cass Prof. Alexander Donnachie Dianne Wilson
21st Century	Iain E. Gillespie Angus G. D. Yeaman Keith D. Buckley Vivienne Blackburn Mary, Lady Mallick David J. Higginson Prof. Kenneth M. Letherman Prof. Sir Netar P. Mallick (II) Dr Diana M. Leitch Dr Susan R. Hilton Ian Cameron

Awards

Honorary Membership
Dalton Medal

Lectures

Publications

Memoirs and Proceedings
Who's Who of Greater Manchester

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