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Notable awards
  
DSO FRS (1931)

Fields
  
Organic chemistry

Name
  
Ian Heilbron

Awards
  
Priestley Medal

Role
  
Chemist

Institution
  
British Army

Died
  
September 14, 1959


Born
  
Isidor Morris November 6, 1886 (
1886-11-06
)

Institutions
  
British Army, Royal Technical College University of Liverpool University of Manchester, Imperial College Brewing Industry Research Foundation

Sir Ian Morris Heilbron DSO FRS (6 November 1886 – 14 September 1959) was a Scottish chemist, who pioneered organic chemistry developed for therapeutic and industrial use.

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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. The American Chemical Society honored him with its highest prize, the Priestley Medal, in 1945.

    References

    Ian Heilbron Wikipedia
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