Basil Weedon

Basil Weedon

Professor Basil Weedon CBE, FRS (1923-2003) was an organic chemist and university administrator.

Using magnetic resonance spectroscopy, he was the first to map the structures of carotenoid pigments, including astaxanthin, rubixanthin and canthaxanthin.

He served as the 4th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham.

He was a consultant to F. Hoffman-La Roche and Co Ltd, Basel, Switzerland between 1955–78.

External links

# PDF [http://www.pubs.royalsoc.ac.uk/media/bio_mems/Weedon%20press.pdf The Royal Society: Biographical Memoirs] - includes picture.
# [http://open.bbc.co.uk/catalogue/infax/contributor/86388 BBC Appearances]
# [http://www.open.ac.uk/ou5/Arts/chemists/person.cfm?SearchID=8647 Biographical Database of the British Chemical Community]


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