Herbert Schofield
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Herbert Schofield was a Principal of Loughborough College, which became Loughborough University for 35 years (1915 - 1950).
Schofield was born 8 December 1882 in Halifax, West Yorkshire. He served an engineering apprenticeship and later achieved a BSc in Physics from the University of London. In 1918 he married Clara Johns (1890-1928): they had a daughter and an adopted son. In 1923 he achieved a PhD for research in internal combustion engines.
He was awarded the MBE in 1917 and the CBE in 1947. He died on 18 September 1963 in Loughborough.
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- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography accessed 13 July 2009
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