Charles J. M. Stirling

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Charles James Matthew Stirling FRS, CChem, FRSC, FLSW (born 1930) is an Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, at the University of Sheffield, in England.

Stirling was born on 8 December 1930 to Brigadier Alexander Dickson Stirling and his wife Millicent Stirling [1]

He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 1967, [2] and a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1986; [2] and gave the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures in 1992. [2]

The Royal Society describe him as having "made important contributions to physical organic chemistry through his elucidation of organic reaction mechanisms". [3]

He is a Founding Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales. [4]

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References

  1. "Stirling, Prof. Charles James Matthew". Who's Who. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.36322.
  2. 1 2 3 "Emeritus Prof. Charles J.M. Stirling, FRS – Profiles – Staff – Chemistry – The University of Sheffield". University of Sheffield. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. "Charles Stirling | Royal Society". Royal Society . Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. Wales, The Learned Society of. "Charles Stirling". The Learned Society of Wales. Retrieved 31 August 2023.