Cedric Hassall
Professor Cedric Herbert Hassall | |
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| Swansea University Chair of Chemistry Department | |
| In office 1957–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Shoppee |
| Succeeded by | John Howard Purnell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 6, 1919 Auckland |
| Died | September 5, 2017 (aged 97) |
| Citizenship | New Zealand |
| Alma mater | Auckland University College |
| Occupation | Chemist |
Cedric Herbert Hassall FRS (6 December 1919 – 5 September 2017) was a New Zealand chemist.
Life
Born in Auckland on 6 December 1919, Hassall was educated at Auckland Grammar School. He then studied at Auckland University College, graduating Master of Science in 1942, and took a course at Auckland Teachers' Training College.[1] Hassall was married to Elisabeth, and had two children Peter and Maureen.[2] Professor Hassall died on 5 September 2017.[3]
Career
Academic
After lecturing in chemistry at the
Industry
Hassall left academia to became director of Research at Roche Products Ltd in 1971.[2] He served on the advisory board of Bee Vital.[5]
Honours
He started the Gregynog Natural Products Symposia in 1967, now known as the European Symposium on Biological and Organic Chemistry.[6] In November 1974 Hassall was awarded on honorary Hon DSc from the UWl, Jamaica by the vice-chancellor The Hon Dr A Z Preston, and in 1986 became an Honorary Fellow of University College of Swansea.[2] A scholarship at UWl and lecture have been named after him.[7][8] He served as president of the Chemical Section of British Science Association in 1987
Works
- Chemistry in the service of medicine, University College of Swansea, 1958, ISBN 978-0-901626-21-9
References
- ^ a b McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Expatriates – biographies". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ a b c "Dr Cedric Hassell FRS". Auckland Grammar School Archives. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Cedric Hassall". Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ISSN 0368-3958.
- ^ "BeeVital 21st Century Natural Medicine". www.beevitalpropolis.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "About ESBOC – ESBOC". Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "The Cedric Hassall Scholarship | The Faculty of Science and Technology". www.mona.uwi.edu. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "ESBOC – European Symposium on Biological and Organic Chemistry". Retrieved 1 April 2019.
External links
- Professor Cedric Hassall, University of The West Indies, Mona
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