Ian Heilbron
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Born | Isidor Morris November 6, 1886 |
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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 scientic 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 a 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.
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