Eddie Abel
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Eddie Abel | |
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Born | Edward William Abel 3 December 1931 |
Died | 19 April 2021 | (aged 89)
Nationality | British |
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Thesis | The preparation and properties of diphenylboronous acid and its derivatives. (1957) |
Doctoral advisor | Michael F. Lappert |
Edward William Abel, CBE (3 December 1931 – 19 April 2021)[1] was a British chemist, editor of textbooks on organometallic chemistry and president of the Royal Society of Chemistry (1996-1998).[2]
He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to chemistry.[3]
References
- ^ Abel
- ^ The International Who's Who. Europa publications. 2004. ISBN 9781857432176.
- ^ "The London Gazette". Retrieved 27 June 2017.