Background
LONGUET-HIGGINS, Hugh was born on April 11, 1923 in Lenham, Kent. Son of the late Henry H. L. Longuet-Higgins and Albinia Cecil Bazeley.
LONGUET-HIGGINS, Hugh was born on April 11, 1923 in Lenham, Kent. Son of the late Henry H. L. Longuet-Higgins and Albinia Cecil Bazeley.
Master of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford (England) University, 1947; D (honorary), York University, Essex U. D in Music (honorary), Sheffield U. D of Science (honorary), Bristol U., Sussex U.
Lecturer and Reader in Theoretical Chemistry, Victoria University of Manchester 1949-1952. Professor, of Theoretical Physics King"s College, London University 1952-1954. Fellow, Corpus Christi College, and Professor, of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Cambridge 1954-1967.
Royal Society Research Professor, University of Edinburgh 1968-1974, University of Sussex 1974-1989, Professor Emeritus since 1989, Harrison Memorial.
Fellow, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Honorary Fellow, Balliol College, Oxford 1969, Wolfson College, Cambridge 1977. Honorary degree (University of York) 1973, (University of Essex) 1981, (University of Bristol) 1983, (University of Sussex) 1989.
Board Governors British Broadcasting Corporation, 1979-1984. Fellow Royal Society London, Royal Society Edinburgh. Member United States National Academy Sciences (foreign associate), American Academy Arts and Sciences.