▁Ste ad ▁F RS ▁( 1 1 ▁October ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁– ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁met all urg ist , ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Bol ck ow ▁V aug han ▁and ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁and ▁Ste el ▁Institute . ▁ ▁His ▁brother ▁was ▁William ▁Thomas ▁Ste ad , ▁prominent ▁newspaper ▁editor ▁who ▁died ▁on ▁the ▁R MS ▁T itan ic ▁when ▁it ▁s ank ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁Ach iev ements ▁For ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁met all urg ical ▁field , ▁Ste ad ▁received ▁three ▁honor ary ▁doctor ates , ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁B ess emer ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁from ▁the ▁Iron ▁and ▁Ste el ▁Institute . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁In ▁memory ▁of ▁his ▁- ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Mary ' s ▁- ▁social ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁Te ess ide ▁area , ▁ ▁his ▁home , ▁the ▁Ever don ▁villa ▁in ▁Red car , ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁the ▁Ste ad ▁Memorial ▁Hospital ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁It ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁and , ▁after ▁growing ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁town ' s ▁primary ▁care ▁hospital , ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁, ▁it ▁was ▁under going ▁demol ition . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External