Athelstan_Beckwith

Athelstan Beckwith

Athelstan Beckwith

Australian chemist

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. In the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for "service to science in the field of organic chemistry as a leading researcher and academic, and through the provision of advice to government and the wider community on scientific matters".[5]

Family

He was married; they had three children.

References

  1. [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. 58: 3–21. doi:10.1098/rsbm.2011.0022.
  2. [2]
    "Beckwith, Athelstan Laurence Johnson - Biographical entry". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Australian Academy of Science - Deceased fellows and memoirs". Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  4. [4]
    "The chemistry professor who took on free radicals - and won". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Emeritus Professor Athelstan Laurence Beckwith". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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