▁in ▁the ▁field , ▁Fox ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁chair ▁position ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Fox ▁spent ▁several ▁years ▁prepar ing ▁the ▁department ▁before ▁beginning ▁to ▁accept ▁students ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁support ive ▁chair , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁finan cing ▁and ▁further ing ▁the ▁research ▁of ▁others , ▁including ▁the ▁team ▁of ▁Francis ▁Thomas ▁Ba con ▁when ▁they ▁developed ▁the ▁hydro gen - ox y gen ▁fuel ▁cell . ▁He ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁position ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁when ▁poor ▁health ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁ret ire , ▁and ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Peter ▁Victor ▁Dan ck wer ts . ▁According ▁to ▁The ▁Oxford ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁National ▁Biography , ▁Fox ' s ▁poor ▁health ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁high ▁stress ▁person ality , ▁which ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁" a ▁succession ▁of ▁nerv ous ▁break down s ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ". ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Hospital ▁for ▁N erv ous ▁D ise ases ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁the ▁T . R . C . ▁Fox ▁Fund ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁Cambridge ▁in ▁t ribute ▁to ▁his ▁memory . ▁The ▁Fund ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁provide ▁an ▁annual ▁award ▁to ▁the ▁student ▁who ▁does ▁best ▁on ▁the ▁Chem ical ▁Engineering ▁Tri pos , ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁that ▁student ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁att ain ▁"