Hadow

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Hadow is a British surname. A number of notable people have this name:

  • Charles Scott Hadow(1801-1849) co-owner of Willis, Hadow and Co, wine merchants of Scot's Yard, Bush lane, London[1] and trader in India.
  • EA Hadow, chemist who conducted pioneering research on cyanide. For example, "Notes on the action of oxidising agents on sulphocyanides" Q. J. Chem. Soc., 1859, 11, 174 - 180 [3] A "Mr Hadow" (probably EA Hadow) also invented a process for producing "soluble cotton", involved in early photography [4] This formula is described in the Photographic Journal.
  • Professor George Hadow (1712 - 1780, professor of Hebrew and oriental languages at St Mary's College, University of St Andrews from 1748 to 1780
  • Patrick Douglas Hadow, former Chairman of P&O Shipping Co.
  • Pen Hadow, British Explorer and the first man to walk solo and unsupported the 478 miles (769 km) from the northern coast of Canada to the North Pole.
  • Commander Philip Henry Hadow, RN, Commander of HMS Ivanhoe which was mined and damaged in the North Sea about 40 nautical miles (74 km) north-east of Texel island, The Netherlands. She was sunk later that day in position 53°25'N, 03°48'E by HMS Kelvin.

[edit] References

  1. ^ The London Gazette, 28the June 1842
  2. ^ Cliffhanger at the top of the world | By genre | Guardian Unlimited Books
  3. ^ Digital Archive
  4. ^ Difficulties in making solube cotton, Notes and Queries, 1854