Obituaries of RSC members
We acknowledge the contribution made to the chemical sciences by our members who have passed away.
Please use the contact details on this page to notify us of the death of a member. The obituaries here are written by friends, family and colleagues.
Professor Peter Henry Gore CChem FRSC
23 January 1926 – 9 January 2017
09 January 2017
Professor Leone Spiccia FRSC
14 March 1957 – 18 December 2016
18 December 2016
Professor Ian W M Smith CChem FRSC FRS
15 June 1937 – 8 November 2016
30 November 2016
Barrie Davies FRSC
1935 – 24 October 2016
10 November 2016
Professor Felix Franks
1926 – September 2016
31 October 2016
Dr David Woodcock CChem FRSC
11 July 1915 – 16 October 2016
31 October 2016
Mr Stanley Denton MRSC
1924 – August 2016
31 August 2016
Emeritus Professor Gurnos Jones CChem FRSC
December 1928 – June 2016
30 June 2016
Professor Malcolm G H Wallbridge BSc PhD CChem FRSC
9 May 1933 – 7 June 2016
07 June 2016
A J S (Bill) Williams
December 1920 – May 2016
31 May 2016
Dr Thomas Ivor Jones CChem FRSC
1933 – April 2016
30 April 2016
Professor Harry Robinson Hudson CChem FRSC
November 1929 – April 2016
30 April 2016
How to send us an obituary
To notify us of the death of a member or if you have any questions, please get in touch via email. The obituary should:
- be for a member who has passed away within the last twelve months
- include the dates of birth and passing away
- be no longer than one A4 page (about eight paragraphs)
- mention the contribution the person who has died made to the chemical sciences
You can also supply a photo if you wish. It must:
- be portrait and at least half a megabyte in size
- be a separate file in jpg or png format and not within a Word or other document
- not contain other people
- have permission to be published from relevant people