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Lawrence Addicks

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Lawrence Addicks
Addicks circa 1915
President of the Electrochemical Society
In office
1915–1916
Personal details
Born(1878-03-03)March 3, 1878
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedJanuary 16, 1964(1964-01-16) (aged 85)
Maryland
Parent(s)Charles H. Addicks
Mary Knox Buzby
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology

Lawrence Addicks (March 3, 1878 - January 16, 1964) was president of the Electrochemical Society from 1915 to 1916. He was a member of the Naval Consulting Board during World War I starting in 1915.[1]

Biography

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He was born on March 3, 1878, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Charles H. Addicks and Mary Knox Buzby. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and graduated in 1889.[1] He married Mary Maulsby O'Brien (1878-1964).

He was president of the Electrochemical Society from 1915 to 1916. He was a member of the Naval Consulting Board during World War I starting in 1915.[1]

He died on January 16, 1964, in Maryland. He was buried in Christ Church Cemetery in Forest Hill, Maryland.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Daniels Names Naval Advisors. Announces Makeup of Board of Inventors Headed by Thomas A. Edison.Hudson Maxim, Henry A. Wise Wood, Alfred Craven, and F.J. Sprague Other New Yorkers" (PDF). New York Times. September 13, 1915. Retrieved 2015-04-14.