Thomas Kirke Rose Explained

Sir Thomas Kirke Rose (1865–1953) was a British chemist and metallurgist.

He was Assayer of the Royal Mint from 1902 until his retirement in 1926, and served on the Council of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy every year from 1899 to 1926 except 1913, presiding from 1915 to 1916.^[1]

Publications

His published works include The Metallurgy of Gold (1894) and The Precious Metals (1909). He was a contributor to the eleventh and fourteenth editions of the Encyclopaedia Britannica,^[2] and to the 1912 supplement to the Dictionary of National Biography.

Awards

Rose was knighted in 1914.^[3]

In 1920 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sir Thomas Kirke Rose . Christopher Delger . 12 July 2021 . National Portrait Gallery.
2. Encyclopedia: 1930 . Initials and Names of Contributors . . 14. 1. xlvi . en.
3. News: Crown Office. . 31 July 1914 . 28854. 5963.