Athelstan Beckwith

Athelstan Laurence Johnson Beckwith AO, FRS[1] (20 February 1930 – 15 May 2010) was an Australian chemist. He was a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.[2][3]

Life

He earned a BSc, from the University of Western Australia in 1952, and DPhil, from the University of Oxford in 1956. In 1960, he won the Rennie Memorial Medal. In 1961, he won a Nuffield Scholarship to study with Sir Derek Barton.[4]

He taught at the University of Adelaide. He was Professor of Organic Chemistry at the Australian National University, from 1981 to 1995.

Family

He was married; they had three children.

References

  1. ↑ Rae, Ian D. (2011). "Athelstan Laurence Johnson Beckwith OA FAA. 20 February 1930 -- 15 May 2010". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2011.0022.
  2. ↑ http://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000972b.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.science.org.au/fellows/deceased.html
  4. ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/national/obituaries/the-chemistry-professor-who-took-on-free-radicals--and-won-20100608-xtkw.html?skin=text-only

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