Frank Hartley (pharmacist)
Sir Frank Hartley CBE | |
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| Born | 5 January 1911 Nelson, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 26 January 1997 (aged 86) Easenhall, Warwickshire, England |
| Alma mater | School of Pharmacy, London
Birkbeck College , London |
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| Spouse |
Lydia May England
(m. 1937; died 1996) |
| Children | 2, including Frank |
| President of the Royal Institute of Chemistry | |
| In office 1965–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Julius Emeléus |
| Succeeded by | Leslie Henry Williams |
Vice Chancellor of University of London | |
| In office 1976–1978 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Cyril Philips |
| Succeeded by | Lord Annan |
Sir Frank Hartley
Early life and education
He was born in
Career
He initially taught at the School of Pharmacy whilst working for a
In 1962 he became Dean of the School of Pharmacy, which had then become a school of the University of London. In 1965 he became President of the Royal Institute of Chemistry. He also took an active role in university affairs becoming Deputy Vice-Chancellor in 1973, and Vice-Chancellor in 1976. He was the first pharmacist to be an honorary member of the Royal Society of Physicians in 1979 and Royal College of Surgeons in 1980.[2]
Personal life
On 22 December 1937 he married Lydia May England (1909/10–1996), daughter of Mark England, a carpenter, of Hadleigh, Essex. They had two sons; Peter became a canon of the Church of England and his son Frank Robinson Hartley was Vice-Chancellor of Cranfield University from 1989 to 2006.[2]
He was appointed CBE in 1970 and was knighted for services to pharmacy in 1977.[2] He died at Easenhall, near Rugby, Warwickshire.
See also
- List of Vice-Chancellors of the University of London
References
- ^ a b c Obituary: The Independent, 19 February 1997, accessed 13 April 2013
- ^ a b c d e f MP Earles: Hartley, Sir Frank (1911–1997), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 13 April 2013
- ^ Linnell, Prof. Wilfred Herbert: Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012; online edn, Nov 2012, accessed 13 April 2013
- ^ Lives of the Fellows - Royal College of Physicians, accessed 14 April 2013
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