Hugh Russell Letham Lamont was born in Greenock, Renfrewshire, on 07 June 1915 . His father, Peter Lamont, was a printer. Hugh attended the University of Glasgow from 1933-1939 , taking classes in Mathematics (Ordinary), Natural Philosophy (Ordinary) and Chemistry (Ordinary) in his first year; Mathematics (Intermediate Honours), Natural Philosophy (Higher) and Logic (Ordinary in his second; Mathematics (Honours), Natural Philosophy (Higher) and Moral Philosophy (Ordinary) in his third; Mathematics (Honours) and Natural Philosophy (Honours) in his fourth, and Astronomy (Ordinary) and Botany (Ordinary) in his fifth year. He was awarded a Charles S Dougall prize for coming third in his Mathematics (Ordinary) examination in 1934, a first class certificate in Mathematics (Intermediate Honours) in 1935, and a first class certificate in Astronomy (Ordinary) and a second class certificate in Botany in 1938. He graduated with a first class honours MA in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in June 1937 and a BSc in July 1938 , but returned the following year as a research student. He was awarded a PhD in April 1941 for his research on the use of wave guides in dielectric measurements and subsequently worked as a Research Physicist and later as a Technical Director.
From the guide to the Papers of Hugh Russell Letham Lamont, b1915, science graduate, University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1933-1938, (Glasgow University Archive Services)
