630 PROCEEDINGS [Vol. 86 Obituary HAROLD WRIGHT HODGSON HAROLD WRIGHT HODGSON died on May 13th last, in his forty-eighth year. His sudden and untimely death, a t the peak of his career, was a severe shock to his many friends. Hodgson spent his early life in the North-West of England and was educated a t Arnold House, Blackpool. His chemical training was obtained a t Liverpool Technical College, and he received his first experience in industrial analysis in the laboratories of William Crawford and Sons Limited, Liverpool. In 1940 Hodgson joined the staff of Roche I’roducts Limited, a t Welwyn Garden City, where he stayed until 1946. He developed a keen interest in pharmaceuticals during this time, which he maintained throughout his career. He joined the newly formed Research and Development Department of The British Oxygen Company Limited in 1946, to start the Analytical Laboratory.This he developed into one of the most modern laboratories in the country, and latterly his duties involved the co-ordination of Analytical Services for the whole of The British Oxygen Organisation. Hodgson took a special interest in gas analysis and represented the Association of British Chemical Manufacturers on the B.S.I. Committee on “Sampling and Analysis of Gases”; he represented our Society on the B.S.I. Committees Ion “Paramagnetic and Infra-Red Methods” and on “Gas Chromatography.’’ He was a keen member of the Society and served on the Council in 1953 and 1954. Hodgson had a love for cars and motoring; his mechanical skill was considerable, and he was a willing helper at motor racing meetings. This interest no doubt contributed to the great success of the first Rally held by the London Section of the Royal Institute of Chemistry, of which he was one of the organisers. Harold Hodgson was unmarried; he had a very wide circle of friends, all of whom knew him as a most generous and hospitable man. J. H. GLOVER