Background
SKEWES - COX, Thomas was born in 1849. Son of William N. Cox, Richmond, Surrey, assumed surname of Skewes 1874.
SKEWES - COX, Thomas was born in 1849. Son of William N. Cox, Richmond, Surrey, assumed surname of Skewes 1874.
Edgbaston; Royal School of Mines, London. De la Beche Medallist. Demonstrator of Chemistry, Mason College, 18S3.
Master of Science.
Lecturer in Metallurgy, 1887. Director of Technical Instruction to the Staffordshire County Council, 1894-1902. Examiner in Iron and Steel to the City and Guilds.
Treasurer Institute of Metals. Past President Staffordshire Iron and Steel Institute. Life Governor of the University of Birmingham.
Member Worcestershire Education Committee. Conducted researches on the influence of silicon and other elements on iron and steel, results of which have been largely applied in iron foundries throughout the world. Has patented a process for recovering the acid from galvaniser’s waste pickle, by which many thousands of tons of pickle have been treated. Professor of Metallurgy, the University, Birmingham.
Conservative.
Associate Royal School of Mines. Fellow of Institute of Chemistry. Member of Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Spouse 1887, Christian, y.daughter of C. F. Smith, of Edinburgh.