休姆—罗瑟里教授生前是英国著名的冶金学家,在国际上享有盛名。长期来从事金属和合金性质及结构的研究,首先提出“电子化合物”的概念和著名的休姆—罗瑟里法则。一生中单独或与他人合作共著书七本,发表论文178篇,其中不少至今仍被人们视为经典著作。英国政府为表彰休姆—罗瑟里对冶金学的贡献,曾授与他帝国四级勋章。为了使我国冶金工作者对休姆—罗瑟里的一生及其科研活动与学术思想有较全面的了解,特根据有关文献资料编译成文,以飨读者。 Professor Hume-Roseley was a famous British metallurgist before his death and enjoyed a good reputation internationally. Researching the properties and structures of metals and alloys for a long time, the concept of “electronic compounds” and the well-known Hume-Rothery rule are first proposed. He wrote seven books and published 178 papers in his life alone or in cooperation with others, many of which are still regarded as classical works. The British government awarded Hume-Rosely his fourth class medal for his contribution to metallurgy. In order to make our metallurgical workers have a comprehensive understanding of Hume-Rosely’s life and its scientific research activities and academic thoughts, it is based on the relevant literature data to compile the text for readers.