School at Princeton from 1945 to 1958. As Chair of Chemistry from 1926 to 1951, Taylor developed the Chemistry Dept. at Princeton energetically and oversaw the construction of the Frick Chemical Laboratory. He received the American Chemical Society's Remsen Award in the year of his retirement. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in May 1932. Personal life He married Elizabeth Agnes Sawyer on 12 June 1919; They had two daughters. Taylor was a devoted Catholic who helped to establish the Catholic chaplaincy at Princeton in 1928 and spoke publicly about the reconciliation of science and faith. He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great (Papal) and a Commander of the Order of Leopold II of Belgium. Awards and legacy Taylor was knighted by both Pope Pius XII and Queen Elizabeth II. The Hugh Stott Taylor Chair of Chemistry at Princeton was funded by an anonymous gift of $500K in honour of Taylor's contributions to Princeton. Death Taylor died on 17 April 1974 in Princeton, New Jersey. References External links 1965 Audio Interview with Hugh Taylor by Stephane Groueff Voices of the Manhattan Project 1890 births 1974 deaths 20th-century British chemists Alumni of the University of Liverpool Commanders of the Order of Leopold II English emigrants to the United States English Roman Catholics Fellows of the Royal Society Knights Commander of the Order of St Gregory the Great Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Manhattan Project people People from St Helens, Merseyside Princeton University faculty