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Ronald Ernest Grigg FRS [1] (1 September 1935 - 10 January 2021) was a British chemist and Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Leeds. [2] [3]

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Education

Prior to university, Grigg worked at Glaxo Laboratories from 1952 to 1960 whilst studying part-time for his first degree. He received his PhD from the University of Nottingham and undertook postdoctoral research at the University of Cambridge with the team led by Nobel Laureate Alexander (later Lord) Todd.

Academic career

Grigg was appointed to a lectureship in organic chemistry at Nottingham in 1965 and remained there until 1974 when he became Professor of Organic Chemistry at Queen's University, Belfast. [4] He was appointed Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Leeds in 1989. He retired from Leeds in 2001 when he was made Emeritus Professor. [5]

Honours

Grigg was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1999. [6]

Death

Grigg died on 10 January 2021.

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References

  1. ↑ Sridharan, Visuvanathar; Stevenson, Paul J.; Gunaratne, H. Q. Nimal; de Silva, A. Prasanna (2023). "Ronald Ernest Grigg. 1 September 1935—10 January 2021". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 73. doi: 10.1098/rsbm.2022.0052 . S2CID   257639745.
  2. ↑ University of Leeds staff page for Ron Grigg
  3. ↑ Sridharan, Visuvanathar; Stevenson, Paul J.; Nimal Gunaratne, H. Q.; Prasanna de Silva, A. (22 March 2023). "Ronald Ernest Grigg. 1 September 1935—10 January 2021". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society: rsbm.2022.0052. doi: 10.1098/rsbm.2022.0052 . ISSN   0080-4606. S2CID   257639745.
  4. ↑ University of Leeds Reporter
  5. ↑ University of Leeds, obituary
  6. ↑ Royal Society, profile of Ron Grigg


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