Dan Eley
Dan Eley (born October 1, 1914 in Liverpool as Daniel Douglas Eley , † September 3, 2015 ) was a British chemist.
Life
He grew up in West Bridgford , the administrative seat of Rushcliffe , where his father Daniel worked as an advertising manager for the drugstore chain Boots, which later became Alliance Boots . The family moved to London in the 1920s. In the 1930s, Dan studied at the University of Manchester . In 1937 he did his doctorate with Michael Polanyi . From 1938 to 1945 he was teaching at the University of Cambridge , at the same time he served in the British Home Guard and researched explosives for the Ministry of Supply . He then taught at the University of Bristol. In 1954 he was appointed Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Nottingham . After the sinking of Torrey Canyon , he was an advisor in repairing the damage. In 1942 he married the doctor Brenda Williams († 1992). Your son is Rod Eley.
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In Cambridge he worked with Eric Rideal on catalysis . He studied deoxyribonucleic acid and recognized its electrical conductivity, which can lead to its damage, and also mentored Rosalind Franklin . In 1964 he was honored with admission to the Royal Society for having carried out pioneering work on organic semiconductors with his students . His students included Hiroo Inokuchi and David Needham, who holds the Niels Bohr professorship at the Syddansk Universitet . Shortly after his 100th birthday, he was honored with the Royal Society of Chemistry's Blue Plaque .
Web links
- A lifetime in chemistry
- Professor Daniel Douglas Eley OBE FRS FRSC
- A lifetime in chemistry - 100th birthday celebrations for former professor
Individual evidence
- ^ Biographical data, publications and academic family tree of Daniel Douglas Eley at academictree.org, accessed on January 31, 2018.
- ↑ David Needham ( Memento of the original from May 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eley, Dan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eley, Daniel Douglas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | at Liverpool |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd September 2015 |