Pope Pius XII

There are other salient facts that do not appear in these lists. Thus, we have not included Hugh Taylor s knighthoods by Queen Elizabeth II and Pope Pius XII and his presidency of the Faraday Society. Nor have we mentioned his great contribution to the Manhattan Project. But it is not our intention within the scope of this paper to list every scientific accomplishment or even every facet of Hugh Taylor s complex personality. After a brief review of his early research, we will try to relay to the reader more personal reminiscences of Sir Hugh. 

Staudinger already had an excellent international reputation too, even before he won the Nobel Prize, and he was also in demand as a speaker outside Germany. In November 1950, for example, he was invited to Rome to speak at the Centro Romano di Studi. The Staudingers took this opportunity to attend a private audience with Pope Pius XII at St. Peter s Basilica [40, p. 23],... 

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