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.
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
Dr Ruskin Longworth CChem FRSC
1927 - 2016
26 March 2016
Dr Min Enze
8 February 1924 - 7 March 2016
07 March 2016
Dr William Charlie Geddes
1938 – February 2016
28 February 2016
Professor Frank Paine CChem FRSC
31 October 1920 – 15 February 2016
28 February 2016
Norman Albert Julius Luff MSc CChem FRSC
22 June 1930 – 12 December 2015
12 December 2015
Professor John Alistair Duffy CChem FRSC
24 September 1932 – 02 November 2015
02 November 2015
Professor Emeritus Kyösti Kontturi FRSC
26 February 1949 – 28 September 2015
21 October 2015
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