Peter Danckwerts
Peter Danckwerts | |
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Lieutenant Danckwerts, RNVR, in 1941. Painted by William Dring | |
| Birth name | Peter Victor Danckwerts |
| Born | 14 October 1916 Emsworth, England |
| Died | 25 October 1984 (aged 68) Cambridge, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Volunteer Reserve |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | HMS President |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | George Cross Member of the Order of the British Empire |
| Relations | Victor Danckwerts (father) |
| Other work | Shell Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Cambridge (1959–77) Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge |
Peter Victor Danckwerts (14 October 1916 – 25 October 1984) was a chemical engineer who pioneered the concept of the residence time distribution. In 1940, during the Second World War, he was awarded the George Cross for his work in defusing Parachute mines. He later became Shell Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge.