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.
Mr Alfred Coombes CChem FRSC
23 April 1916 – 24 October 2013
20 November 2013
Mr Ronald Buxton
26 June 1946 – 9 October 2013
09 October 2013
Albert George Fishburn CChem FRSC
1910 - 2013
03 September 2013
Professor Alan Carrington CBE CChem FRSC FRS
6 January 1934 – 31 August 2013
31 August 2013
Dr Michael Anderson Leonard CChem FRSC
08 July 2013
Dr Trevor H Grenby CChem FRSC
5 June 1934 – 6 July 2013
06 July 2013
Dr Desmond Joseph Brown MRSC
16 December 1920 - 1 July 2013
01 July 2013
Mr Bryan Richard Vause BEd MA MRSC
17 February 1936 – 26 May 2013
20 June 2013
Dr Ernest James Newman BCs EurChem CChem FRSC DMS
4 September 1932 - 20 June 2013
20 June 2013
Professor C A Russell CChem FRSC
9 July 1928 – 17 May 2013
17 May 2013
Dr J A Ballantine CChem FRSC
21 February 1934 - 30 April 2013
30 April 2013
Frank Arthur Wadelin CChem FRSC HonFIAT SCIMem
11 August 1921 – 31 March 2013
20 April 2013
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