journal Spectrochimica Acta Part A for 30 years. In 1985, the journal dedicated the entirety of Volume 41 to Thompson's memory. The volume included articles by many of his students, colleagues and admirers and also included special reminiscences from prominent colleagues, including Richard C. Lord and Foil A. Miller. In 1986, Spectrochimica Acta Part A established the "Sir Harold Thompson Memorial Award," awarded annually to the authors of the article representing "the most significant advance reported during the preceding year." Personal life Thompson married Grace Penelope Stradling in 1938 and they had two children. He died on 31 December 1983. References External links Thompson Papers at the Royal Society 1908 births 1983 deaths People from Wombwell People educated at King Edward VII School, Sheffield Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford Humboldt University of Berlin alumni English physical chemists Fellows of St John's College, Oxford Fellows of the Royal Society Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Chairmen of the Football Association Knights Bachelor Sportspeople from Yorkshire Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Founding members of the World Cultural Council 20th-century English businesspeople