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William Bleloch
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<p>William Bleloch (9 February 1906 in <a href="/facts/Johannesburg/DQd9T8FY">Johannesburg</a> – 20 June 1991) was a South African <a href="/facts/Metallurgist/1SANyxX4">metallurgist</a> noted for developing smelting techniques for the processing of chrome ores. At a 1975 ceremony when the <a href="/facts/University_of_the_Witwatersrand/c9ndDQW7">University of the Witwatersrand</a> conferred upon him an honorary doctorate of Science and Engineering, the citation read "William Bleloch can truly be called the father of our electrochemical and electrometallurgical industries". </p>