Birthday Honours 2020
Charles Catlow
Knight Bachelor
“For services to Leadership in Science and Research.”
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London Gazette notice
Knights Bachelor
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
10 October 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Professor Charles Richard Arthur CATLOW F.R.S.
Foreign Secretary, The Royal Society
For services to Leadership in Science and Research.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63135 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire
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“For services to Leadership in Science and Research.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 17 times in the Birthday Honours List 2020 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
2 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Gloucestershire.
How widely is this recognised?
1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2020
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“For services to the Creative Economy.”
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“For services to Scientific Research and Outreach.”
Nasser Khalili
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Paul Carter
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Stephen Holgate
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology. See the full list →
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Stephen Andrew Smith
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Matthew Wilson
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Ann Watson
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“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Ghulam Ng
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“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
James Markey
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Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
Jane Gate
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“For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem.”
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“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Mark Downs
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“For services to Biology.”
Jonathan Boddington
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Oswestry, Shropshire
“For services to Design and Innovation in Furniture Making.”
Olubukola Babajide
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Geoffrey Underwood
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Newport, Isle of Wight
“For services to the Technology Industry.”
Sharon Todd
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London, Greater London
“For services to Innovation.”
Ian Ritchey
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Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Engineering.”
Brian Mcconnell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
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Rashmi Mantri
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
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Myrtle Dawes
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“For services to Energy and Technology.”
John Boumphrey
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“For services to Technology, Consumer and Digital Commerce Industry.”
Timothy Orchard
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London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS and Healthcare Research and Innovation.”
Adikaari Adikaari
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Guildford, Surrey
“For services to Research and Innovation to Tackle Climate Change.”
Katherine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stourbridge, West Midlands
“For services to Brain Tumour Research and to Charity.”
Mark Bamforth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK Life Sciences and to UK/USA business relations.”
Benjamin Towers
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gillingham, Kent
“For services to the Startup Business Community, Excellence in Innovation and Enterprise.”
Professor Rees
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Multi-Hazard Science and Disaster Risk Reduction.”
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Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 63135, notice 3645504. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2020).
Published 9 October 2020.
Location (Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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