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 Richard Sleeman
3 December 1955 – 8 September 2023
08 September 2023
Professor Thomas B H McMurry
11 May 1931 - 6 September 2023
06 September 2023
Professor Lloyd Jackman
1 April 1926 - 30 August 2023
30 August 2023
Dr Anthony B Clayton
14 January 1940 – 20 August 2023
20 August 2023
Dr Kurt H Stern
26 December 1926 – 5 August 2023
05 August 2023
Professor Oleg M Nefedov
25 November 1931 - 28 July 2023
28 July 2023
Mrs Patricia A Dennis
28 October 1942 - 21 July 2023
21 July 2023
Dr Malcolm N Jones
14 October 1936 – 22 June 2023
22 June 2023
James Harper
17 April 1937 - 20 June 2023
20 June 2023
Mr Edward Braxton Reynolds
20 December 1940 - 31 May 2023
31 May 2023
Dr David Ashton
11 September 1944 – 31 May 2023
31 May 2023
Dr Eng Liang Tan
24 June 1937 – 28 May 2023
28 May 2023
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