Ian Heilbron

Ian Heilbron

Sir Ian Morris Heilbron DSO FRS (1886-1959) was a British chemist and a Fellow of the Royal Society (elected 1931). He was knighted in 1946. The American Chemical Society honored him with its highest prize, the Priestley Medal, in 1945.

"Education:" Glasgow High School, Royal Technical College, University of Leipzig.

Career

* Lecturer, Royal Technical College, 1909-14
* Served in British Army, 1914-18 (DSO)
* Professor of organic chemistry, Royal Technical College, 1919-20
* Professor, University of Liverpool, 1920-33 (Heath Harrison Chair of Organic Chemistry)
* Professor, University of Manchester, 1933-8 (Sir Samuel Hall professor of chemistry, 1935-8)
* Professor, Imperial College, 1938-49
* Director, Brewing Industry Research Foundation, 1949-58

He was a pioneer of organic chemical research developed for therapeutic and industrial use.

References

* Dictionary of National Biography
* Who was Who
* [http://www.open.ac.uk/ou5/Arts/chemists/person.cfm?SearchID=3737 Profile]


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