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.
Dr William Frederick Coulson BSc PhD CChem FRSC
12 February 1934 – 21 March 2013
10 April 2013
Professor David R Williams PhD DSc OBE EurChem CChem FRSC FRSA FRSM
20 March 1941 – 21 March 2013
10 April 2013
Emeritus Professor Peter Plesch FRSC
14 February 1918 – 5 March 2013
31 March 2013
Dr Norman Lloyd CChem FRSC
6 July 1928 - 17 March 2013
17 March 2013
Dr Terry Roberts FRSC
19 April 1943 - 27 November 2012
27 November 2012
Dr Ray Elliott
19 December 1954 - 11 June 2012
11 June 2012
Eric Forbes CChem FRSC
1922 – 15 October 2009
31 October 2009
Professor S Russell Tailby
1917 - 2009
19 July 2009
Ewan Polwart
1974 – 2008
31 December 2008
Dr John Philip Day
18 May 1937 – 26 November 2009
01 December 2008
Dr Brian Webster MA PhD MRSC
20 June 1939 – 17 October 2008
17 October 2008
Dr John Robert Chipperfield FRSC
1937 – 2008
31 August 2008
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