Ewart Jones
Sir Ewart Ray Herbert Jones FRS (16 March 1911 – 7 May 2002) was a Welsh organic chemist and academic administrator, whose fields of expertise led him to discoveries into the chemistry of natural products, mainly steroids, terpenes and vitamins.[1] His work also led to the creation of the Jones oxidation.[2]
Personal life
Jones was born in
Family
In 1937, he married Frances Copp, whom he had met during their studies in Bangor. They had three children, two daughters and a son.
Career
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In 1938, he became a lecturer at
In 1947, at the age of 36, he accepted the
In 1954, he was appointed Waynflete Professor of Organic Chemistry and head of the Dyson Perrins Laboratory at the University of Oxford, a position he held until 1978.
Honours and awards
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1950 and was knighted in 1963. He served as president of the Chemical Society (1964–1966), President of the Royal Institute of Chemistry (1970–1971) and the first President of the Royal Society of Chemistry (1980–1982). He won the Royal Society Davy Medal in 1966 "in recognition of his distinguished contributions to synthetic organic chemistry and to the elucidation of the structures of natural products".[5]
References
- . Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- JSTOR 3650225.
- ^ Pearce Wright (18 May 2002). "Sir Ewart Jones". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
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- ^ "Fellow Details". Royal Society. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2014.