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 R G Jones
September 1939 - December 2021
31 December 2021
Dr Gordon Wylie Downs CChem MRSC
1926 – 2021
31 December 2021
Professor Emeritus John Dallas Donaldson BSc PhD DSc FRSC CChem CSci FRSA Hon FCIWM
1935 - 2021
31 December 2021
Dr Harold Crosbie Fielding BSc CChem FRSC
1933 - 2021
31 December 2021
Dr Robert Bryan Hughes BSc CChem FRSC
12 July 1927 - 16 December 2021
16 December 2021
Professor John Pritchard
November 1932 - November 2021
28 November 2021
Roger C Clarke
27 October 1934 - 27 November 2021
27 November 2021
Dr Peter J Robinson
May 1936 - October 2021
31 October 2021
Professor K J Packer
18 May 1938 - 18 September 2021
18 September 2021
Professor Alan Dyer BSc PhD CChem FRSC
29 March 1934 - 7 September 2021
07 September 2021
Professor James R Todd
8 May 1924 - 7 September 2021
07 September 2021
Emeritus Professor George Petersen
1933 - 2021
31 July 2021
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- 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
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