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Clifford Charles Butler
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<p>Sir Clifford Charles Butler <a href="/facts/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society/cWs8TdC5">FRS</a> (20 May 1922 – 30 June 1999) was an <a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL">English</a> <a href="/facts/Physicist/cQcgvSIm">physicist</a>, best known for the discovery of the <a href="/facts/Hyperon/9B37rDYq">hyperon</a> and <a href="/facts/Meson/9R0kIc1q">meson</a> types of particles. In later life, Butler was involved in educational policy, serving as director of the <a href="/facts/Nuffield_Foundation/5h0HqLmg">Nuffield Foundation</a> and <a href="/facts/Chancellor_(education)/bDbHuh7E">vice-chancellor</a> of <a href="/facts/Loughborough_University/e0ufYKzr">Loughborough University</a>. </p>