Ian Heilbron
| Sir Ian Heilbron | |
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| Born |
Isidor Morris 6 November 1886 |
| Died | 14 September 1959 (aged 72) |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
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Sir Ian Morris Heilbron DSO FRS (6 November 1886 – 14 September 1959) was a Scottish chemist,[2][3] who pioneered organic chemistry developed for therapeutic and industrial use.[4]
Early life and education
Heilbron was born in Glasgow on 6 November 1886 and was educated at Glasgow High School and then the Royal Technical College. Following an award of a Carnegie Fellowship he went to the University of Leipzig to study under Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch.
Career
- Lecturer, Royal Technical College, 1909–14
- Served as an officer in British Army, 1910–20, awarded a Distinguished Service Order in 1918 for distinguished service related to operations in Salonika. He was also appointed an Officer of the Order of the Redeemer by the Greek government.
- 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 Chair of Chemistry, 1935-8)
- Professor, Imperial College, 1938–49
- Director, Brewing Industry Research Foundation, 1949–58
During the Second World War from 1939 to 1942 he worked as a scientific advisor to the Department of Scientific Research in the Ministry of Supply, after 1942 he became a scientific advisor to the Ministry of Production.
Awards and honours
In recognition of his work during war he was appointed a Knight Bachelor in 1946 and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1931.[1] The American Chemical Society honored him with its highest prize, the Priestley Medal, in 1945.
References
- 1 2 Cook, A. H. (1960). "Ian Morris Heilbron. 1886-1959". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 6 (0): 65–85. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1960.0025. ISSN 0080-4606.
- ↑ Alan Cook (2004). "Heilbron, Sir Ian Morris [formerly Isidor Morris]". The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33799.
- ↑ Profile of Ian Heilbron Archived February 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ HEILBRON, Sir Ian Morris. Who Was Who. 1920–2015 (2015 ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 2015-01-25.