Obituaries of RSC members
The RSC acknowledges the contribution of some of our deceased members to the chemical sciences.
The RSC frequently receives obituaries of former members written by their friends or family. As space is limited in RSC News, there are strict criteria as to whether an obituary can be printed. Normally, to qualify a member must have played a very active role in the RSC. However, all obituaries received by the RSC will be added to this page.
Dr Brian Webster MA, PhD, MRSC
Brian Webster died on 17 October 2008.
Dr John Robert Chipperfield FRSC
Dr John Robert Chipperfield died on 22nd August 2008.
Emeritus Professor Stephen Mason CChem FRSC FRS
Emeritus Professor Stephen Mason died on 11 December 2007
Dr F A Cotton, died 20 February 2007
Emeritus Professor Andrew Williams, D.Phil MA MRSC
Emeritus Professor Andrew Williams, died 13th January 2007
Dr John Sleigh BSc PhD CChem FRSC
John Sleigh, died 11th November 2006
Dr Martin Richard Willis BSc PhD FRSC
Martin Richard Willis, died 30th October 2006
Dr Albert Frederick Crowther MA PhD MRSC
Albert Frederick Crowther, died 28th October 2006
Emeritus Professor D L H (Lyn) Williams PhD DSc CChem FRSC
Emeritus Professor, Department of Chemistry at Durham University, died on 1 September 2006
Peter Douglas Ridsdale, BSc., FRSC, CEng, MIM
Peter Douglas Ridsdale died 18 June 2006
Dr Allan McCulloch Ure BSc DSc CChem FRSC
Internationally recognised for his contribution to the field of environmental analytical chemistry, Allan died on 18 December 2005
Mr Mandayam A Sampath Kumaran BSc MSc CChem MRSC
A key contributor to RSC activities and events in Deccan, India who died on 15 December 2005
Dr Geoffrey William Alexander Newton CChem FRSC
An active researcher in the field of radiochemistry and nuclear chemistry, Bill died on 4 October 2005
Dr Robert Stanley McElhinney BSc CChem FRSC
Mentor and researcher in cancer and leprosy who died on 10 October 2005
Mr Tennyson Harris MChemA CChem FRSC
An independent analyst and forensic scientist who died on 27 April 2005
Professor Jacques-Emile Dubois PhD MRSC
The inventor of the DARC Topological System died on 2 April 2005
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