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Sir Robert Honeycombe
FRS FREng
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Born (1921-05-02)2 May 1921
Died 14 September 2007(2007-09-14) (aged 86)
2nd President of Clare Hall, Cambridge
In office
1973–1980
Preceded by Sir Brian Pippard
Succeeded by Sir Michael Stoker

Sir Robert William Kerr Honeycombe, FRS FREng (2 May 1921 – 14 September 2007) was a Goldsmiths' Professor of Metallurgy and Professor Emeritus of the University of Cambridge. He was an Honorary Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge. Born in Melbourne, Australia, Honeycombe was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in March, 1981 and served on the council. He was knighted in 1990.

He was awarded the Beilby Medal and Prize in 1963.

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